diff --git a/openvpn/nordvpn/configure-openvpn.sh b/openvpn/nordvpn/configure-openvpn.sh
index c8044fcc3..ef589378e 100755
--- a/openvpn/nordvpn/configure-openvpn.sh
+++ b/openvpn/nordvpn/configure-openvpn.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ export NORDVPN_CATEGORY
 
 
 if [[ -n $OPENVPN_CONFIG ]]; then
-    tmp_Protocol="${OPENVPN_CONFIG##*.}"
-    export NORDVPN_PROTOCOL=${tmp_Protocol^^}
-    echo "Setting NORDVPN_PROTOCOL to: ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL}"
+    echo "Downloading user specified config. NORDVPN_PROTOCOL is set to: ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL}"
     ${VPN_PROVIDER_HOME}/updateConfigs.sh --openvpn-config
 elif [[ -n $NORDVPN_COUNTRY ]]; then
     export OPENVPN_CONFIG=$(${VPN_PROVIDER_HOME}/updateConfigs.sh)