diff --git a/src/reHDD.cpp b/src/reHDD.cpp
index 04c64d1..ea3757f 100644
--- a/src/reHDD.cpp
+++ b/src/reHDD.cpp
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ void reHDD::ThreadShred(Drive *const pDrive)
 {
     if (pDrive != nullptr)
     {
-        pDrive->setActionStartTimestamp();                     // save timestamp at start of shredding
-        Shred *pShredTask = new Shred();                       // create new shred task
-        pShredTask->shredDrive(pDrive, &fdShredInformPipe[1]); // start new shred task
-        delete pShredTask;                                     // delete shred task
+        pDrive->setActionStartTimestamp();                         // save timestamp at start of shredding
+        Shred *pShredInstance = new Shred();                       // create new shred task
+        pShredInstance->shredDrive(pDrive, &fdShredInformPipe[1]); // start new shred task
+        delete pShredInstance;                                     // delete shred task
         ui->updateTUI(&listDrives, u16SelectedEntry);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/shred.cpp b/src/shred.cpp
index e152937..b2c6a0a 100644
--- a/src/shred.cpp
+++ b/src/shred.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ int Shred::shredDrive(Drive *drive, int *ipSignalFd)
 #ifdef DRYRUN
     for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i++)
     {
-        if (drive->state.load() != Drive::TaskState::SHRED_ACTIVE)
-        {
-            return 0;
-        }
         drive->setTaskPercentage(i + 0.05);
         write(*ipSignalFd, "A", 1);
         usleep(20000);
@@ -204,9 +200,8 @@ int Shred::shredDrive(Drive *drive, int *ipSignalFd)
         Logger::logThis()->info("Shred-Task: Checksum zero: " + to_string(drive->u32DriveChecksumAfterShredding) + " - Drive: " + drive->getSerial());
     }
 #endif
-#endif
-
     cleanup();
+#endif
 
     if ((drive->state.load() == Drive::TaskState::SHRED_ACTIVE) || (drive->state.load() == Drive::TaskState::CHECK_SUCCESSFUL) || (drive->state == Drive::TaskState::CHECK_FAILED))
     {