diff --git a/distros/debian/openalpr-daemon.init b/distros/debian/openalpr-daemon.init
index 9b5dff8..eeb91c7 100644
--- a/distros/debian/openalpr-daemon.init
+++ b/distros/debian/openalpr-daemon.init
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ do_start()
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
 	#   1 if daemon was already running
 	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	[ ! -f $LOGFILE ] && touch $LOGFILE && chown $USER:$GROUP $LOGFILE \
-		|| return 2
+	[ ! -f $LOGFILE ] && touch $LOGFILE && chown $USER:$GROUP $LOGFILE
+
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE \
 		--chuid $USER:$GROUP --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
 		|| return 1