diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index 8cc7cf8..27a3544 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ MMSTART(){
 	[ $VERBOSE = true ] && chktmstart=`date +%s`
 	if [ "${1}" = "start" ] || [ "${1}" = "" ]; then
 		GOFORSTART=true;
-	elif [ "${1}" = "check" ] && [ "$(systemctl is-active openvpn)" != "active" ]; then
+	elif [ "${1}" = "check" ] && [ "$(systemctl is-active openvpn)" != "active" ] && [ ! -f /opt/mm.vpn* ]; then
 		GOFORSTART=true;
-		[ "${EMAIL_NOTICE}" != "" ] && echo "2nd Failure, will try and restart the VPN" | mail -s "Media Management systems started" ${EMAIL_NOTICE}
+		[ "${EMAIL_NOTICE}" != "" ] && echo "" | mail -s "Starting Media Management Systems" ${EMAIL_NOTICE}
+		echo "$(date) - Starting Media Management system - (openvpn not running)" >> $logfile
 	else
 		GOFORSTART=false;
 	fi