diff --git a/etc/rc.update_bogons.sh b/etc/rc.update_bogons.sh
index 5a96e7cc74..35092d3759 100755
--- a/etc/rc.update_bogons.sh
+++ b/etc/rc.update_bogons.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ value=`od -A n -d -N2 /dev/random | awk '{ print $1 }'`
 echo "rc.update_bogons.sh is sleeping for $value" | logger
 
 # Sleep for that time.
-sleep $value
+if [ ! $1 ]; then
+    sleep $value
+fi
 
 echo "rc.update_bogons.sh is beginning the update cycle." | logger