From e68bfa795a62c087cc793583291edc138583b7a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Paguis <alex@windscribe.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:17:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add a small delay service start self check

---
 cmd/cli/commands.go | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/cli/commands.go b/cmd/cli/commands.go
index 31be3bf..68751ce 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/commands.go
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ NOTE: running "ctrld start" without any arguments will start already installed c
 					return
 				}
 
+				// add a small delay to ensure the service is started and did not crash
+				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
 				ok, status, err := selfCheckStatus(ctx, s, sockDir)
 				switch {
 				case ok && status == service.StatusRunning: