diff --git a/feed-to-muc.go b/feed-to-muc.go
index fe08902..8893fcd 100644
--- a/feed-to-muc.go
+++ b/feed-to-muc.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chilts/sid"
-	"github.com/mattn/go-xmpp"
+	xmpp "github.com/mattn/go-xmpp"
 )
 
 // Variables defined globally as they are used by functions pingMUC
@@ -126,16 +126,11 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Join the MUC
-	mucStatus, err := client.JoinMUCNoHistory(config.Muc, config.MucNick)
+	_, err := client.JoinMUCNoHistory(config.Muc, config.MucNick)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	// Exit if Status is > 300, see https://xmpp.org/registrar/mucstatus.html
-	if mucStatus > 300 {
-		os.Exit(mucStatus)
-	}
-
 	// Starting goroutine to ping the server every 30 seconds.
 	go pingServer(client, config.ServerAddress, config.BotJid)