diff --git a/openup b/openup
index 10e4abe..4f13332 100755
--- a/openup
+++ b/openup
@@ -260,12 +260,6 @@ while getopts 'KSc' arg; do
 done
 [ $# = $(($OPTIND-1)) ] || usage
 
-if [ "${checkmode}" ]; then
-	if [ -n "${nosig}" ]; then
-		usage
-	fi
-fi
-
 if [ -f ${_PID} ]; then
 	pr_err "openup is already running ($(cat ${_PID})):"
 	pr_err "${_PID}"
@@ -273,6 +267,7 @@ if [ -f ${_PID} ]; then
 fi
 echo $$ >${_PID}
 
+[ -n "${checkmode}" -a -n "${nosig}" ] && usage
 check_openupd
 
 if [ -n "${exclude_kernel}" ]; then