diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 65a81162..fa399cd8 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ initialise_mesh() {
 
     # ssh server not available on mesh peers
     if [ -f $rootdir/etc/avahi/services/ssh.service ]; then
-        $rootdir/etc/avahi/services/ssh.service
+        rm $rootdir/etc/avahi/services/ssh.service
     fi
 
     MESH_SERVICE='mesh-setup.service'