diff --git a/scripts/rt-outreachy-payment-next.plx b/scripts/rt-outreachy-payment-next.plx
index 481ed02..926b7d6 100755
--- a/scripts/rt-outreachy-payment-next.plx
+++ b/scripts/rt-outreachy-payment-next.plx
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ while (my $file = readdir $dh) {
   my $prevPay = $PAYMENT_NUMBER - 1;
 
   my $lastPayDate = PaymentDateByTicket($ticket, $prevPay);
-  if ($pass and (not defined $lastPayDate)) {
+  if (not defined $lastPayDate) {
     print STDERR "\"$file\": \"$ticket\": Skipped: payment $prevPay was not made yet.\n";
     next;
   }
-        
+  
 }
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