diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index 7924051..a80bf81 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ USAGE(){
 
 
 if [ ! -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.update.stop ]; then
+	[ "${2}" == "q" ] && [ "${action}" == "check" ] && echo -e "\n\n$(date) - Starting log #############################\n" >> ${outputlogfile}
 	if [ -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop ]; then
 		stoppedsince=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop)
 		stopmsg="${idsCL[Yellow]}The system has currently been stopped for '$(SHOW_TIME ${stoppedsince})'.\n${idsCL[LightCyan]}(You'll need to run \"mm start\" to start services again)${idsCL[Default]}"
@@ -1179,7 +1180,6 @@ if [ ! -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.update.stop ]; then
 					exit 1
 				fi
 			fi
-			[ "${2}" == "q" ] && [ "${action}" == "check" ] && echo -e "\n\n$(date) - Starting log #############################\n" >> ${outputlogfile}
 			[ "${action}" != "status" ] && touch ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop.checking
 			[ "${2}" == "vpn" ] && touch ${MMFOLDER}/mm.noservices
 			[ ! -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop ] && MMSTART ${action} ${2}