diff --git a/libs/monitor.js b/libs/monitor.js
index b2e3fc05..3d8c62dd 100644
--- a/libs/monitor.js
+++ b/libs/monitor.js
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ const {
 } = require('worker_threads');
 const { copyObject, createQueue, queryStringToObject, createQueryStringFromObject } = require('./common.js')
 module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
+    const isMasterNode = (
+        (
+            config.childNodes.enabled === true &&
+            config.childNodes.mode === 'master'
+        ) ||
+        config.childNodes.enabled === false
+    );
     const {
         probeMonitor,
         getStreamInfoFromProbe,
@@ -1589,13 +1596,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                     status: wantedStatus,
                     code: wantedStatusCode,
                 })
-                if(
-                    (
-                        config.childNodes.enabled === true &&
-                        config.childNodes.mode === 'master'
-                    ) ||
-                    config.childNodes.enabled === false
-                ){
+                if(isMasterNode){
                     setTimeout(() => {
                         scanForOrphanedVideos({
                             ke: e.ke,
@@ -1604,7 +1605,7 @@ module.exports = function(s,config,lang){
                             forceCheck: true,
                             checkMax: 2
                         })
-                    },2000)
+                    },2000)    
                 }
                 clearTimeout(s.group[e.ke].activeMonitors[e.id].onMonitorStartTimer)
                 s.onMonitorStopExtensions.forEach(function(extender){
diff --git a/libs/video/utils.js b/libs/video/utils.js
index 49830148..c36d21c5 100644
--- a/libs/video/utils.js
+++ b/libs/video/utils.js
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 const fs = require('fs')
 const { spawn } = require('child_process')
 module.exports = (s,config,lang) => {
-    const isMasterNode = (
-        (
-            config.childNodes.enabled === true &&
-            config.childNodes.mode === 'master'
-        ) ||
-        config.childNodes.enabled === false
-    );
     // orphanedVideoCheck : new function
     const checkIfVideoIsOrphaned = (monitor,videosDirectory,filename) => {
         const response = {ok: true}
@@ -47,7 +40,7 @@ module.exports = (s,config,lang) => {
             })
         })
     }
-    let scanForOrphanedVideos = (monitor,options) => {
+    const scanForOrphanedVideos = (monitor,options) => {
         // const options = {
         //     checkMax: 2
         // }
@@ -122,11 +115,6 @@ module.exports = (s,config,lang) => {
             }
         })
     }
-    if(!isMasterNode){
-        scanForOrphanedVideos = async () => {
-            return {ok: true, orphanedFilesCount: 0}
-        }
-    }
     // orphanedVideoCheck : old function
     const orphanedVideoCheck = (monitor,checkMax,callback,forceCheck) => {
         var finish = function(orphanedFilesCount){