diff --git a/.github/check-service.sh b/.github/check-service.sh
index c226805b..39e0d83c 100755
--- a/.github/check-service.sh
+++ b/.github/check-service.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ __service=$1
 
 __containerID=$(docker-compose ps -q "${__service}")
 
-__restart_count=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .RestartCount }}' "$__containerID")
-__running=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .State.Running }}' "$__containerID")
+__initial_restart_count=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .RestartCount }}' "$__containerID")
+__is_running=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .State.Running }}' "$__containerID")
+sleep 10
+__final_restart_count=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .RestartCount }}' "$__containerID")
 
-if [ "$__running" != "true" ] || [ "$__restart_count" -gt 0 ]; then
+if [ "$__is_running" != "true" ] || [ "$__final_restart_count" -gt "$__initial_restart_count" ]; then
   echo "$__service is either not running or continuously restarting"
   docker-compose ps "${__service}"
   docker-compose logs "${__service}"