diff --git a/etc/rc.d/isdnd b/etc/rc.d/isdnd
index fb795790d05..a077b8de7c4 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/isdnd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/isdnd
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ isdnd_start()
 	if checkyesno isdn_trace; then
 		echo -n ' isdntrace'
 		nohup /usr/sbin/isdntrace ${isdn_traceflags} >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-		echo '.'
 	fi
+	echo '.'
 }
 
 load_rc_config $name