diff --git a/timeoutd.c b/timeoutd.c
index 841ad90..90a23d4 100644
--- a/timeoutd.c
+++ b/timeoutd.c
@@ -866,8 +866,6 @@ void check_idle()
 
     /* Only check user if he is mentioned in the config */
 
-    if (!config[0])
-        return;                 /* no entries in config */
     while (config[++aktconfigline] && aktconfigline >= 0)
         if (chkmatch(user, config[aktconfigline]->users)) {
             aktconfigline = -2; /* we found user in config, so he/they has/have restrictions */