diff --git a/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch b/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
index 3eebb11..996eed8 100755
--- a/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
+++ b/system/sbin/kazoo-bigcouch
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ if [ -f /etc/default/bigcouch ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/bigcouch ]; then
-		. /etc/sysconfig/bigcouch
 fi
 
 RETVAL=0