diff --git a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
index edf8100..4d55f99 100755
--- a/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
+++ b/scripts/birdnet_analysis.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ run_analysis() {
     echo "${1}/${i}" > $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/analyzing_now.txt
     [ -z ${RECORDING_LENGTH} ] && RECORDING_LENGTH=15
     echo "RECORDING_LENGTH set to ${RECORDING_LENGTH}"
+    itr=0
     until [ -z "$(lsof -t ${1}/${i})" ];do
+      itr=$((itr+1))
+      if [ $itr -eq 30 ]; then
+        echo "Maximum number of attempts exceeded. Exiting & restarting service."
+        exit
+      fi
       sleep 2
     done