diff --git a/profiles/cpu-partitioning/script.sh b/profiles/cpu-partitioning/script.sh
index fe725ca..6d29fe7 100755
--- a/profiles/cpu-partitioning/script.sh
+++ b/profiles/cpu-partitioning/script.sh
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ start() {
     mkdir -p "${TUNED_tmpdir}/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-udev"
     cp /etc/systemd/system.conf "${TUNED_tmpdir}/etc/systemd/"
     cp 00-tuned-pre-udev.sh "${TUNED_tmpdir}/usr/lib/dracut/hooks/pre-udev/"
-    if python /usr/libexec/tuned/defirqaffinity.py "remove" "$TUNED_isolated_cores_expanded"; then
-        sed -i '/^IRQBALANCE_BANNED_CPUS=/d' /etc/sysconfig/irqbalance
-        echo "IRQBALANCE_BANNED_CPUS=$TUNED_isolated_cpumask" >>/etc/sysconfig/irqbalance
-    fi
+    python /usr/libexec/tuned/defirqaffinity.py "remove" "$TUNED_isolated_cores_expanded"
+    sed -i '/^IRQBALANCE_BANNED_CPUS=/d' /etc/sysconfig/irqbalance
+    echo "IRQBALANCE_BANNED_CPUS=$TUNED_isolated_cpumask" >>/etc/sysconfig/irqbalance
     setup_kvm_mod_low_latency
     disable_ksm