diff --git a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker-ss b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker-ss
index 8d2bf02dd..d145ced7c 100755
--- a/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker-ss
+++ b/omr-tracker/files/bin/omr-tracker-ss
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ while true; do
 					fi
 				fi
 				sleep $wait_test
+				OMR_TRACKER_STATUS="ERROR"
 			fi
 		}
-		OMR_TRACKER_STATUS="ERROR"
 	fi
 	_post_tracking
 	OMR_TRACKER_PREV_STATUS="$OMR_TRACKER_STATUS"