diff --git a/roles/teamspeak_fallback/templates/conditional-start.sh.j2 b/roles/teamspeak_fallback/templates/conditional-start.sh.j2
index f0ac6a6..e06184a 100644
--- a/roles/teamspeak_fallback/templates/conditional-start.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/teamspeak_fallback/templates/conditional-start.sh.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 while true
 do
-	if nc -z "{{ teamspeak_fallback_check_server }}" "{{ teamspeak_fallback_check_port }}"
+	if nc -z -w 3 "{{ teamspeak_fallback_check_server }}" "{{ teamspeak_fallback_check_port }}"
 	then
 		if docker compose ps --services | grep teamspeak >/dev/null; then
 			echo "Stopping Server"
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ do
 			docker compose up -d --pull=always
 		fi
 	fi
-	sleep 5
+	sleep 2
 done