diff --git a/pkg/exchange/controller.go b/pkg/exchange/controller.go
index 0cc3cb7d..f301fb20 100644
--- a/pkg/exchange/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/exchange/controller.go
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
 sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.route_localnet=1
 update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
 iptables -F
-iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT || true
-iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT || true
+iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
+iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
 iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING ! -p icmp -j DNAT --to $(LocalTunIP)
 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING ! -p icmp -j MASQUERADE
 iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -o lo ! -p icmp -j DNAT --to-destination $(LocalTunIP)
diff --git a/pkg/handler/remote.go b/pkg/handler/remote.go
index cd0a334d..72f22bd7 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/remote.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/remote.go
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ func CreateOutboundPod(clientset *kubernetes.Clientset, namespace string, traffi
 sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
 update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-legacy
 iptables -F
-iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT || true
-iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT || true
+iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
+iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
 iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s ${CIDR} -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
 kubevpn serve -L tcp://:10800 -L tun://:8422?net=${TrafficManagerIP} --debug=true`,
 							},