diff --git a/check_bird2_oneshot b/check_bird2_oneshot
index 8115e74..d591ab0 100755
--- a/check_bird2_oneshot
+++ b/check_bird2_oneshot
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ if [ "$(cat ${DIR}/bird-err)" != '' ]; then
 	printf "ERROR: $(cat ${DIR}/bird-err)\n"
 	rm -r ${DIR}
 	exit 2
+else
+	rm ${DIR}/bird-err
 fi
 
 for protocol in $(cat ${CONF_IGNORE_FILE}); do