diff --git a/src/rec/recState.c b/src/rec/recState.c
index 73a9f67a0..dbded18a1 100644
--- a/src/rec/recState.c
+++ b/src/rec/recState.c
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ static void monitor(pstate)
     }
 
     if(strncmp(pstate->oval,pstate->val,sizeof(pstate->val))) {
-       	if(pstate->mlis.count != 0)
-             db_post_events(pstate,&(pstate->val[0]),monitor_mask|DBE_VALUE);
+        db_post_events(pstate,&(pstate->val[0]),monitor_mask|DBE_VALUE);
 	strncpy(pstate->oval,pstate->val,sizeof(pstate->val));
     }
     return;