1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/load-configuration b/lib/load-configuration
index 7a6a4f3..c89e757 100755
--- a/lib/load-configuration
+++ b/lib/load-configuration
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if ! ${i_am_the_master} && \
 fi
 
 # load static values from the database
-if ${i_am_the_master}; then
+if pgrep -x mysqld >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   mysql_retrieve_static_information
 fi