diff --git a/Processor.py b/Processor.py
index 6be77cb721d334a6eb8453b6624b0ff56c6f988e..90ea12c69b09c6a6d04e7a6813ef78f57e5d6bde 100755
--- a/Processor.py
+++ b/Processor.py
@@ -416,11 +416,10 @@ def run_Process():
     with jobStatus(jobPath) as status:
 
         # check for a status file in job directory
-        ##todo lawrence comment this back in
-        # if status.had_initial_status:
-        #     logger.info(f"Job path already exists and has status {status.status}")
-        #
-        #     endScript(premature = status.status not in ['SUCCESS','INPROGRESS'])
+        if status.had_initial_status:
+            logger.info(f"Job path already exists and has status {status.status}")
+
+            endScript(premature = status.status not in ['SUCCESS','INPROGRESS'])
 
         logger.info(f"Current status of job directory is {status.status}")