diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
index 0a95058df..8fa618267 100755
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/custom-services.d/30-monitoring.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ while true; do
             if [[ "$state" != "active" ]]; then
                 log_yellow "$(date) INFO: Restarting $service service"
                 sudo systemctl restart "$service"
-                wait 5
+                sleep 5
+                state="$(systemctl is-active "$service")"
                 if [[ "$state" != "active" ]]; then
                     log_red "$(date) WARNING: $service could not restart"
                     apprisealert "$service cannot restart"