diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index e48850cb1..3556a8245 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -1094,14 +1094,7 @@ whiptail_strelka_rules() {
 
         local exitstatus=$?
 
-        if [ $exitstatus == 0 ]; then
-                export STRELKARULES=1
-        else
-                local exitstatus=$?
-                whiptail_check_exitstatus $exitstatus
-                export STRELKARULES
-
-        fi
+        if [[ $exitstatus == 0 ]]; then export STRELKARULES=1; fi
 }
 
 whiptail_suricata_pins() {