diff --git a/ssh-tunnel-manager.sysv-initscript b/ssh-tunnel-manager.sysv-initscript
index 4dec55bf39188534432bccc3215df7bc7b269ec3..c111e93afe479bf6bcac9d0f28d634f6a7a71448 100644
--- a/ssh-tunnel-manager.sysv-initscript
+++ b/ssh-tunnel-manager.sysv-initscript
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@ rh_status() {
 
 case "$1" in
     start)
-        rh_status_q && exit 0
         $1
         ;;
     stop)
-        rh_status_q || exit 0
         $1
         ;;
     restart)