diff --git a/scripts/initialChecks.js b/scripts/initialChecks.js
index 12f0b29..0f9940d 100644
--- a/scripts/initialChecks.js
+++ b/scripts/initialChecks.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ async function initialChecks() {
   const { ERC20_TOKEN_ADDRESS, BRIDGE_MODE, FOREIGN_RPC_URL, FOREIGN_BRIDGE_ADDRESS } = process.env
   const result = {}
 
-  if (BRIDGE_MODE === 'ERC_TO_ERC' && process.argv[2].includes('affirmation-request-watcher')) {
+  if (BRIDGE_MODE === 'ERC_TO_ERC') {
     const foreignWeb3 = new Web3(new Web3.providers.HttpProvider(FOREIGN_RPC_URL))
     const tokenContract = new foreignWeb3.eth.Contract(ERC677BridgeTokenABI, ERC20_TOKEN_ADDRESS)
     try {
diff --git a/scripts/start-worker.sh b/scripts/start-worker.sh
index e705a07..374e040 100755
--- a/scripts/start-worker.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-worker.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ WORKER="${WORKERS_DIR}${1}.js"
 CONFIG="${2}.config.js"
 LOG="${LOGS_DIR}${2}.txt"
 
-CHECKS=$(node scripts/initialChecks.js "${CONFIG}")
+CHECKS=$(node scripts/initialChecks.js)
 
 if [ "${NODE_ENV}" = "production" ]; then
   exec node "${WORKER}" "${CONFIG}" "$CHECKS"