diff --git a/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py b/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
--- a/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
+++ b/tor-daemon/tor-daemon.py
#
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def get_guard_counts(s):
#
if len(res) < 1 or not res[0].startswith("250+"):
#
print("failed to get guard info")
#
# Strip the response code and trailers