diff --git a/net-im/mjolnir/files/mjolnir.initd b/net-im/mjolnir/files/mjolnir.initd
index 15a6d93..748cbbc 100644
--- a/net-im/mjolnir/files/mjolnir.initd
+++ b/net-im/mjolnir/files/mjolnir.initd
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ depend() {
 	need net
 }
 
-start_pre() {
-	local cfg=/opt/mjolnir/config/production.yaml
-	if [[ -f ${cfg} ]]; then
-		echo "${cfg} does not exist or is not a regular file" >&2
-		return 1
-	fi
-}
+# doesn't work all of a sudden for some reason
+# start_pre() {
+# 	local cfg=/opt/mjolnir/config/production.yaml
+# 	if [[ -f ${cfg} ]]; then
+# 		echo "${cfg} does not exist or is not a regular file" >&2
+# 		return 1
+# 	fi
+# }