diff --git a/groundstation/rtl-tcp.sh b/groundstation/rtl-tcp.sh
index 4a18c89f..0378909a 100755
--- a/groundstation/rtl-tcp.sh
+++ b/groundstation/rtl-tcp.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ sudo killall -9 zenity &>/dev/null
 #sudo /bin/sh -c '/usr/local/bin/rtl_tcp -a $(hostname -I|cut -f1 -d " ")'
 sudo systemctl start rtl_tcp &>/dev/null
 
-sudo journalctl -af -u rtl_tcp
-
-sleep 5
+while [[ sudo systemctl status rtl_tcp | grep "Active: active (running)" ]]
+do
+  sleep 5
+done  
 
 #$SHELL