diff --git a/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd b/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
index 3304fa3ee3..1ae20d0cab 100755
--- a/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
+++ b/packages/plugins/SABnzbd/init.d/33_SABnzbd
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@
 # runlevels: openelec, text, debug
 
 (
-  wait_for_network
-
     progress  "Starting SABnzbd Newsgroup downloader daemon"
 
-  # wait a little bit before starting
-    sleep 3
     python /usr/share/SABnzbd/SABnzbd.py -d $SABNZBD_ARGS > /dev/null 2>&1
-
 )&