diff --git a/ocf/quantum-agent-l3 b/ocf/quantum-agent-l3
index 5e801d4..e0e2a3f 100644
--- a/ocf/quantum-agent-l3
+++ b/ocf/quantum-agent-l3
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ quantum_l3_agent_status() {
 quantum_l3_agent_monitor() {
     local rc
     local pid
-    local rc_db
-    local rc_amqp
-    local network_db_check
     local network_amqp_check
     
     quantum_l3_agent_status
@@ -221,9 +218,9 @@ quantum_l3_agent_monitor() {
         pid=`cat $OCF_RESKEY_pid`
         # check the connections according to the PID
         network_amqp_check=`netstat -punt | grep -s "$OCF_RESKEY_quantum_server_port" | grep -s "$pid" | grep -qs "ESTABLISHED"`
-        rc_amqp=$?
-	    if [ $rc_amqp -ne 0 ]; then
-	        ocf_log err "Quantum L3 Server is not connected to the Quantum server : Quantum connection test returned $rc_amqp"
+        rc=$?
+	    if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+	        ocf_log err "Quantum L3 Server is not connected to the Quantum server: $rc"
 	        return $OCF_NOT_RUNNING
 	    fi