diff --git a/src/network.sh b/src/network.sh
index f4d49ff..45e3e76 100644
--- a/src/network.sh
+++ b/src/network.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ configureNAT() {
   if [[ $(< /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
     { sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > /dev/null; rc=$?; } || :
     if (( rc != 0 )) || [[ $(< /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward) -eq 0 ]]; then
-      [[ "$PODMAN" != [Yy1]* ]] && error "IP forwarding is disabled. $ADD_ERR --sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1"
+      error "IP forwarding is disabled. $ADD_ERR --sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1"
       return 1
     fi
   fi