diff --git a/back/lib/peer_add b/back/lib/peer_add
index 795da33..ccc26a8 100755
--- a/back/lib/peer_add
+++ b/back/lib/peer_add
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ token_fail(){
 	printf 'Rejecting %s request for new peer due to %s token\n' "${ip}" "${1}" >>"${LOGFILE}"
 	printf 'Invalid token\n' | "${LIB_DIR}/http_res" 403
 	exit 8
-} &
+}
 saved_token="$(grep "${ip}" "${TOKENS_FILE}" | cut -f2)"
-[ "${saved_token}" == "" ] && token_fail 'missing'
+[ "${saved_token}" == "" ] && token_fail 'missing' &
 <<<"${qs}" grep -qx "t=${saved_token}" || token_fail 'mismatched'
 printf '%s token was valid\n' "${ip}" >>"${LOGFILE}"