diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 2ab4b49b..c5643967 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ STATUS-CHECK(){
 					done
 					if [ "${timeout}" != "true" ]; then
 						rm -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
-					else
+					elif [ ! -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down ]; then
 						touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
 						echo "${REPL_DESC[${rcheck}]} (${REPL_CHECKS[${rcheck}]})" | mail -s "Repl-Timeout-'iDS-Node${nid}'" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}
 					fi