diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
index 4f97a86b..88a46cab 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-xmpp
@@ -414,10 +414,16 @@ function prosody_daemon_restart_script {
     # On rare occasions the daemon appears to get stuck
     # i.e. still active, but not accepting connections
     # This ensures that it will unstick itself at least once per day
-    if [ ! -f /etc/cron.daily/prosody ]; then
-        echo '#!/bin/bash' > /etc/cron.daily/prosody
-        echo 'systemctl restart prosody' >> /etc/cron.daily/prosody
-        chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/prosody
+    if [ -f /etc/cron.daily/prosody ]; then
+        rm /etc/cron.daily/prosody
+    fi
+    if [ ! -f /etc/cron.hourly/prosody ]; then
+        { '#!/bin/bash';
+          "is_active=\$(systemctl is-active prosody)";
+          "if [[ \"\$is_active\" != 'active' ]]; then";
+          '  systemctl restart prosody'
+          'fi'; } > /etc/cron.hourly/prosody
+        chmod +x /etc/cron.hourly/prosody
     fi
 }