diff --git a/mm-scripts.sh b/mm-scripts.sh
index e4c01b0..e396fef 100755
--- a/mm-scripts.sh
+++ b/mm-scripts.sh
@@ -30,60 +30,39 @@ MMSTART(){
 		echo
 		echo -en "${idsCL[LightCyan]}Starting the VPN Tunnel ... ${idsCL[Default]}"
 		"${VPN_START[@]}"
-		sleep 3s
+		sleep 5s
 	else
 		mmsv='Verifying'
 	fi
 	
-	checked=false
-	cc=0
-	until [ "${checked}" = "" ]; do
-		OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
-		#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up` >/dev/null 2>&1
-		if [ ${#OUT} -ne 0 ]; then
-			checked=""
-		elif [ "${1}" = "check" ] && [ ${cc} -eq 0 ]; then
+	OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
+	if [ ${#OUT} = 0 ]; then
+		if [ -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail ]; then
+			echo -e "${idsCL[Red]} failed, restarting system${idsCL[Default]}"
+			echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #2 - restarting system" >> $logfile
+			touch /opt/mm.vpn.fail2
+			rm -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail
+			MMSTOP
+			sleep 5m
+			"${VPN_START[@]}"
+			rm -f /opt/mm.stop
+			exit 1	
+		elif [ -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail2 ]; then
+			echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #3 - Shutting down Media Management systems" >> $logfile
+			MMSTOP
+			exit 1
+		else
+			echo -e "${idsCL[Red]} failed, restarting system${idsCL[Default]}"
+			echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #1 - restarting system" >> $logfile
 			touch /opt/mm.vpn.fail
-			echo "$(date) - VPN Failure on 1st check" >> $logfile
 			MMSTOP
 			sleep 1m
 			"${VPN_START[@]}"
 			rm -f /opt/mm.stop
 			exit 1
 		fi
-		if [ "${checked}" == "false" ] && [ ${cc} -eq 10 ]; then
-			if [ -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail ]; then
-				echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #2" >> $logfile
-				touch /opt/mm.vpn.fail2
-				rm -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail
-				MMSTOP
-				sleep 5m
-				"${VPN_START[@]}"
-				rm -f /opt/mm.stop
-				exit 1	
-			elif [ -f /opt/mm.vpn.fail2 ]; then
-				echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #3 - Shutting down Media Management systems" >> $logfile
-				MMSTOP
-				exit 1
-			else
-				echo "$(date) - VPN Failure #1" >> $logfile
-				touch /opt/mm.vpn.fail
-				MMSTOP
-				sleep 1m
-				"${VPN_START[@]}"
-				rm -f /opt/mm.stop
-				exit 1
-			fi
-		fi
 		
-		((cc=${cc}+1))
-		sleep 1s
-	done
-
-	
-	OUT=$(ip link | grep "$VPN_INTERFACE")			
-	#OUT=`ip a show $VPN_INTERFACE up` >/dev/null 2>&1
-	if [ ${#OUT} -ne 0 ]; then
+	else
 		
 		if [ "$(ip route show | grep 0.0.0.0 | cut -d' ' -f 3)" != "$(ip route show | grep default | cut -d' ' -f 3)" ]; then
 			/bin/ip route del default via 10.10.0.1