diff --git a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
index 85c7ad8..7c8a936 100644
--- a/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
+++ b/run/nobody/qbittorrent.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ if [[ "${qbittorrent_running}" == "false" ]]; then
 	/usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --daemon --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config
 
 	# make sure process qbittorrent-nox DOES exist
-	retry_count=30
+	retry_count=12
+	retry_wait=1
 	while true; do
 
 		if ! pgrep -x "qbittorrent-nox" > /dev/null; then
@@ -20,16 +21,17 @@ if [[ "${qbittorrent_running}" == "false" ]]; then
 			if [ "${retry_count}" -eq "0" ]; then
 
 				echo "[warn] Wait for qBittorrent process to start aborted, too many retries"
-				echo "[warn] Showing output from command before exit..."
-				timeout 10 yes | /usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config ; exit 1
+				echo "[info] Showing output from command before exit..."
+				timeout 10 yes | /usr/bin/qbittorrent-nox --webui-port="${WEBUI_PORT}" --profile=/config ; return 1
 
 			else
 
 				if [[ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]]; then
-					echo "[debug] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start..."
+					echo "[debug] Waiting for qBittorrent process to start"
+					echo "[debug] Re-check in ${retry_wait} secs..."
+					echo "[debug] ${retry_count} retries left"
 				fi
-
-				sleep 1s
+				sleep "${retry_wait}s"
 
 			fi