diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 8a5dfe5..c5f20a3 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -7071,7 +7071,6 @@
 					newsrv->admin |= SRV_ADMF_IMAINT;
 					newsrv->state = SRV_ST_STOPPED;
 					newsrv->check.health = 0;
-					newsrv->agent.health = 0;
 				}
 
 				newsrv->track = srv;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 4f9fad8..b19ebbe 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,6 @@
 				newsrv->state = SRV_ST_STOPPED;
 				newsrv->check.state |= CHK_ST_PAUSED;
 				newsrv->check.health = 0;
-				newsrv->agent.health = 0;
 				cur_arg += 1;
 			}
 			else if (!defsrv && !strcmp(args[cur_arg], "observe")) {