diff --git a/ocf/heat-engine b/ocf/heat-engine
index df28a45..7b24743 100644
--- a/ocf/heat-engine
+++ b/ocf/heat-engine
@@ -235,14 +235,12 @@ heat_engine_monitor() {
 
     # Check the connections according to the PID.
     # We are sure to hit the heat-engine process and not other heat process with the same connection behavior (for example heat-api)
-    if ocf_is_true "$OCF_RESKEY_zeromq"; then
     pid=`cat $OCF_RESKEY_pid`
     engine_amqp_check=`netstat -punt | grep -s "$OCF_RESKEY_amqp_server_port" | grep -s "$pid" | grep -qs "ESTABLISHED"`
     rc_amqp=$?
-      if [ $rc_amqp -ne 0 ]; then
-          ocf_log err "Heat Engine is not connected to the AMQP server: AMQP connection test returned $rc_amqp"
-          return $OCF_NOT_RUNNING
-      fi
+    if [ $rc_amqp -ne 0 ]; then
+        ocf_log err "Heat Engine is not connected to the AMQP server: AMQP connection test returned $rc_amqp"
+        return $OCF_NOT_RUNNING
     fi
 
     ocf_log debug "OpenStack Orchestration Engine (heat-engine) monitor succeeded"