diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
index f9a27a152..59ad2d419 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ while true; do
     if (( wavs > 100 )) && [[ "$state" == "active" ]]; then
         sudo systemctl stop "$srv"
         bashio::log.red "$(date) WARNING stopped $srv service"
-    elif (( wavs <= 100 )) && [[ "$state" == "inactive" ]]; then
+    elif (( wavs <= 100 )) && [[ "$state" != "active" ]]; then
         sudo systemctl start $srv
         bashio::log.yellow "$(date)    INFO started $srv service"
     fi