diff --git a/linux_service/start_moneo_services.sh b/linux_service/start_moneo_services.sh
index 42b87af..16e29a1 100755
--- a/linux_service/start_moneo_services.sh
+++ b/linux_service/start_moneo_services.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ then
         sleep 5 # wait a bit for the exporters to start
         systemctl start moneo_publisher.service 
     else
-        if 
         echo "Either PUBLISHER OR MONEO_PATH unrecognized. PUBLISHER can be geneva or azure_monitor. If publisher is geneva MONEO_PATH must be defined."
         echo "Some services may have started use the stop_moneo_services script to perform a clean stop"
     fi