diff --git a/tools/arkmanager b/tools/arkmanager
index 8574f80..9edb380 100755
--- a/tools/arkmanager
+++ b/tools/arkmanager
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ function numPlayersConnected(){
     players="$(rconcmd listplayers 2>/dev/null)"
     if [[ "$players" == '"'?*'"' ]]; then
       echo "$players" | grep -c '[0-9]\.'
+      return
     fi
   fi