diff --git a/updateDnsmasq.sh b/updateDnsmasq.sh
index 46e0f3c..f22a215 100755
--- a/updateDnsmasq.sh
+++ b/updateDnsmasq.sh
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ then
     /usr/sbin/service dnsmasq restart
 fi
 
+ps -C "dnsmasq" 2>&1>/dev/null
+if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]
+    /usr/sbin/service dnsmasq restart
+fi