diff --git a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/CardReaderService/CardReaderService.cs b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/CardReaderService/CardReaderService.cs
index 9422698..6f6d5d8 100644
--- a/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/CardReaderService/CardReaderService.cs
+++ b/DataCenter_Windows/WindowsDataCenter/CardReaderService/CardReaderService.cs
@@ -52,15 +52,13 @@ namespace CardReaderService
                 }
 
                 var readerNameConfig = ConfigurationHandler.ConfigurationHandler.GetConfiguration("ReaderName");
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(readerNameConfig))
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(readerNameConfig) || (!readerNames.Contains(readerNameConfig)))
                 {
-                    if (!readerNames.Contains(readerNameConfig))
-                    {
-                        _logger.Warn("No reader found with the name: {0}, defaulting to first available reader {1}",
-                            readerNameConfig, readerNames.First());
+                    _logger.Warn("No reader found with the name: {0}, defaulting to first available reader {1}",
+                        readerNameConfig, readerNames.First());
 
-                        readerNameConfig=readerNames.First();
-                    }
+                    readerNameConfig = readerNames.First();
+                    
                 }
                 _logger.Trace("Choosing reader: {0}", readerNameConfig);
                 _readerName = readerNameConfig;