diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
index 17fa7a0ac6..5b31470219 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ while true; do
 
     # Check service states
     for service in "$srv" "$srv2"; do
-        state_var="${service}_state"
-        if [[ "${state_var:-}" != "active" ]]; then
+        state="$(systemctl is-active "$service")"
+        if [[ "$state" != "active" ]]; then
             log_yellow "$(date) INFO: Restarting $service service"
             sudo systemctl restart "$service"
         fi