diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
index 976e85a9f..67ad729ef 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ while true; do
         log_red "$(date) WARNING: Too many files in queue, pausing $srv and restarting $srv2"
         sudo systemctl stop "$srv"
         sudo systemctl restart "$srv2"
+        sleep 30
     elif ((wav_count > 30)); then
         log_red "$(date) WARNING: Too many files in queue, restarting $srv2"
         sudo systemctl restart "$srv2"
+        sleep 30
     fi
 
     # Check service states