diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
index 757d2920e425fbe3d256a59f9c4f553f6eb12de7..3ca2b9e20e5d175b9680ce20abf3cde4ed1205a2 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-scuttlebot
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ EOF
 
     # wait for keys to be generated
     ctr=0
-    until [ $ctr -lt 6 ]; do
+    while [ $ctr -lt 6 ]; do
         if [ -f /etc/scuttlebot/.ssb/manifest.json ]; then
             break
         fi