diff --git a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMib.c b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMib.c
index 39c7cd0d..a9e5178d 100644
--- a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMib.c
+++ b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMib.c
@@ -85,15 +85,7 @@ void init_ibmOSAMib(void) {
 
   /* query OSA-E device driver for OSA-E devices and mark them in IF-MIB interface list */
   osaexp_num = query_OSA_EXP ( &if_list, ifNumber );
-  if ( osaexp_num < 0 )
-    {
-      fprintf( stderr, "init_ibmOSAMib(): "
-	       "OSA-E device driver query interface ioctl() failed\n"
-  	       "check agent log file for more details\n"
-               "Cannot start subagent...exiting...\n");
-      exit(1); 
-    }
-  else if ( osaexp_num == 0 )
+  if ( osaexp_num == 0 )
     {
       get_time( time_buf );
       snmp_log( LOG_ERR, "%s init_ibmOSAMib(): none of the %d interfaces is a real "
diff --git a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.c b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.c
index 73ab793d..efc0b1e4 100644
--- a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.c
+++ b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.c
@@ -1204,18 +1204,7 @@ void update_mib_info ()
 	 * and mark them in IF-MIB interface list 
 	 * */
 	osaexp_num = query_OSA_EXP( &tmp_list, if_num );
-	if ( osaexp_num < 0 )
-	{
-		get_time( time_buf );
-		fprintf( stderr, "%s update_mib_info(): "
-			 "OSA-E device driver query interface ioctl() "
-			 "failed\nupdate_mib_info(): going to stop osasnmpd daemon\n"
-			 "update_mib_info(): check subagent logfile for more details\n"
-			 "update_mib_info(): sending termination signal to osasnmpd...\n",
-			 time_buf );
-		exit(-1);
-	}
-	else if ( osaexp_num == 0 )
+	if ( osaexp_num == 0 )
 	{
 		get_time( time_buf );      
 		snmp_log( LOG_ERR, "%s update_mib_info(): "
@@ -1698,9 +1687,8 @@ int query_IF_MIB ( IF_LIST** ifList )
  *  IN    int       if_Number: number of network interfaces
  *  returns: int num - number of OSA Express devices found on this 
  *                          system  (>=0)
- *                          -1 -an error occurred , no valid info avail
  *********************************************************************/
-int query_OSA_EXP ( IF_LIST** ifList, int if_Number )
+unsigned int query_OSA_EXP ( IF_LIST** ifList, int if_Number )
 {
   int j, num = 0;  
   char            time_buf[TIME_BUF_SIZE];  /* date/time buffer */
diff --git a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.h b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.h
index 2824737a..18feee6a 100644
--- a/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.h
+++ b/osasnmpd/ibmOSAMibUtil.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void update_mib_info ( );
 int query_IF_MIB( IF_LIST** );
 
 /* retrieves OSA Express interface information from kernel */
-int query_OSA_EXP ( IF_LIST** ,int );
+unsigned int query_OSA_EXP ( IF_LIST** ,int );
 
 /* get time of day */
 int get_time( char* );