diff --git a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
index 3e657c8..fae5e19 100644
--- a/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
+++ b/pub_event[rungame,endgame](sync).ash
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ log() {
 PAYLOAD=$(cat "$EVENT_FILE")
 
 # 4. Check Connection quickly (1 second max)
-if ! nc -z -w 1 "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT"; then
-	log "ERROR" "Remote repo offline. Skipping sync to avoid hang."
-	exit 1
-fi
+nc -z -w 1 "$RCLONE_ENDPOINT" "$RCLONE_PORT" || { log "ERROR" "Offline"; exit 1; }
 
 # 5. Publish Request
 if mosquitto_pub -h 127.0.0.1 -p 1883 -t "$TOPIC" -m "$PAYLOAD"; then