diff --git a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
index 7cfb7cf..737425d 100644
--- a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
+++ b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt.py
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         thread1.start()
 
         if config.update:
-            update_status()
             # Start the update_status function in a new thread
             thread2 = threading.Thread(target=update_status)
             thread2.daemon = True  # Set the daemon attribute to True