diff --git a/heartbeat/slapd b/heartbeat/slapd
index 0421870..4ecc49e 100755
--- a/heartbeat/slapd
+++ b/heartbeat/slapd
@@ -225,13 +225,11 @@ terminate()
 
     if [ $result -eq 0 ]; then
       sleep 1
+    else
+      return 0
     fi
   done
 
-  if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
-    return 0
-  fi
-
   return 1
 }