diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index f8c5169..b55648a 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -115,16 +115,12 @@ MMSTART(){
 			touch ${MMFOLDER}/mm.vpn.fail2
 			rm -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.vpn.fail
 			MMSTOP
-			sleep 5m
-			"${VPN_START[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-			sleep 10s
-			OUT=$(/sbin/ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
-			if [ ${#OUT} = 0 ]; then
-				echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #2 - could not start system" >> $logfile
-				rm -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop*
-				[ $VERBOSE = true ] && DEBUGLOGSTOP
-				exit 1
-			fi
+			# sleep 2m
+			# "${VPN_START[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+			# sleep 10s
+			rm -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop*
+			[ $VERBOSE = true ] && DEBUGLOGSTOP
+			exit 1
 		elif [ -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.vpn.fail2 ]; then
 			echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #3 - Shutting down Media Management systems" >> $logfile
 			SENDNOTICE "VPN Failure" "Final Failure, shutting down system" 2
@@ -137,16 +133,12 @@ MMSTART(){
 			SENDNOTICE "VPN Failure" "1st Failure, will try and restart the VPN" 1
 			touch ${MMFOLDER}/mm.vpn.fail
 			MMSTOP
-			sleep 10s
-			"${VPN_START[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-			sleep 10s
-			OUT=$(/sbin/ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
-			if [ ${#OUT} = 0 ]; then
-				echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #1 - could not start vpn" >> $logfile
-				rm -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop*
-				[ $VERBOSE = true ] && DEBUGLOGSTOP
-				exit 1
-			fi
+			# sleep 10s
+			# "${VPN_START[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+			# sleep 10s
+			rm -f ${MMFOLDER}/mm.stop*
+			[ $VERBOSE = true ] && DEBUGLOGSTOP
+			exit 1
 		fi
 	fi