diff --git a/bin/start b/bin/start
index ea70dd5..654dacd 100755
--- a/bin/start
+++ b/bin/start
@@ -45,43 +45,26 @@ startservice_jitsi() {
 }
 startservice() {
     echo -ne "* Starting $SERVICE.."
+    local ALERT
     if [ -z "$ALERTS_EMAIL" ]; then
-      spin &
-      SPINPID=$!
-
-      if [ "$SERVICE" = "traefik" ] && [ "$PLUS" ]; then
-        docker compose -f /federated/apps/traefik/docker-compose.yml -p traefik up -d &> /dev/null
-        disown $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        echo -ne "done.\n"
-      else
-        NC_COMMAND=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh  | awk -F\" '{ print $4 }'`
-        RETRY=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh | awk -F\" '{ print $6 }'`
-        eval start_service_withalert "$SERVICE" "$NC_COMMAND" "$RETRY" "no"
-
-        disown $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        echo -ne "done."
-      fi
+      ALERT="yes"
     else
-      spin &
-      SPINPID=$!
-
-      if [ "$SERVICE" = "traefik" ] && [ "$PLUS" ]; then
-        docker compose -f /federated/apps/traefik/docker-compose.yml -p traefik up -d &> /dev/null
-        disown $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        echo -ne "done.\n"
-      else
-        NC_COMMAND=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh  | awk -F\" '{ print $4 }'`
-        RETRY=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh | awk -F\" '{ print $6 }'`
-        eval start_service_withalert "$SERVICE" "$NC_COMMAND" "$RETRY" "yes"
-
-        disown $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
-        echo -ne "done.\n"
-      fi
+      ALERT="no"
     fi
+    spin &
+    SPINPID=$!
+
+    if [ "$SERVICE" = "traefik" ] && [ "$PLUS" ]; then
+      docker compose -f /federated/apps/traefik/docker-compose.yml -p traefik up -d &> /dev/null
+    else
+      NC_COMMAND=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh  | awk -F\" '{ print $4 }'`
+      RETRY=`grep start_service /federated/lib/$SERVICE.sh | awk -F\" '{ print $6 }'`
+      eval start_service_withalert "$SERVICE" "$NC_COMMAND" "$RETRY" "$ALERT"
+    fi
+
+    disown $SPINPID &> /dev/null
+    kill -9 $SPINPID &> /dev/null
+    echo "done."
 }
 startservice_all() {
   for SERVICE in "${SERVICES[@]}"; do