diff --git a/scripts/zmpkg.pl.in b/scripts/zmpkg.pl.in
index a9a927025..0bb22a9a9 100644
--- a/scripts/zmpkg.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/zmpkg.pl.in
@@ -178,18 +178,10 @@ if ( $command =~ /^(?:start|restart)$/ ) {
        ) {
          my ( $db_major, $db_minor, $db_micro ) = split(/\./, $Config{ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION});
          my ( $major, $minor, $micro ) = split(/\./, ZM_VERSION);
-         if ( $db_major != $major or $db_minor != $minor ) {
-           Fatal('Version mismatch, system is version '.ZM_VERSION
-             .', database is '.$Config{ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION}
-             .', please run zmupdate.pl to update.'
-           );
-           exit(-1);
-         } else {
-           Error('Version mismatch, system is version '.ZM_VERSION
-             .', database is '.$Config{ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION}
-             .', please run zmupdate.pl to update.'
-           );
-         }
+         Error('Version mismatch, system is version '.ZM_VERSION
+           .', database is '.$Config{ZM_DYN_DB_VERSION}
+           .', please run zmupdate.pl to update.'
+         );
     } # end if version mismatch
 
 # Recreate the temporary directory if it's been wiped