diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 48b87dc1..d71b334e 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ STATUS-CHECK(){
 		fi
 		#REPLICATION CHECK
 		declare -i timeout
-		timeout=`date --date='30 seconds' +%s`
+		timeout=`date --date='5 seconds' +%s`
 		nid=1
 		for nip in "${NODE_HOSTS[@]}"
 		do
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ STATUS-CHECK(){
 							break
 						fi
 					done
-					if [ "${timeout}" = "true" ]; then
+					if [ "${timeout}" != "true" ]; then
+						rm -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
+					elif [ ! -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down ]
 						touch ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
 						echo "Timeout occurred in waiting for replication between primary node and iDS-Node${nid} (${nip}) for the replicated folder of '${rcheck}'." | mail -s "Status-Check" ${STATUS_CHECK_EMAIL}
-					else
-						rm -f ${FOLDER}/${nip}-${rcheck}.down
 					fi
 				done
 				echo