diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
index 1d92899b0..bb9889dac 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ set +u
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 
+# Wait 5 minutes
+sleep 5m
+
 log_green "Starting service: throttlerecording"
 touch "$HOME/BirdSongs/StreamData/analyzing_now.txt"