diff --git a/usr/bin/custom/watchdog-monitor b/usr/bin/custom/watchdog-monitor
index dc1cc90..54361e9 100644
--- a/usr/bin/custom/watchdog-monitor
+++ b/usr/bin/custom/watchdog-monitor
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ update_watchdog_config() {
 
     if [ ${#ip_array[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
         echo "No IP addresses found. Watchdog configuration cleared." >> "$log_file"
+        return 0  # Indicate that no IP addresses were found
     else
         for ip in "${ip_array[@]}"; do
             echo "ping = $ip" | sudo tee -a "$config_file" > /dev/null
@@ -45,8 +46,6 @@ update_watchdog_config() {
 
         return 1  # Indicate that IP addresses were found
     fi
-
-    return 0  # Indicate that no IP addresses were found
 }
 
 # Main loop
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ interval=30  # Initial interval of 30 seconds
 
 while true; do
     if update_watchdog_config; then
+        echo "No IP addresses found. Waiting for $interval seconds before checking again..." >> "$log_file"
+    else
         echo "IP addresses found and watchdog restarted. Exiting loop." >> "$log_file"
         break  # Exit the loop if IP addresses were found
     fi