diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/__pycache__/daemon.cpython-312.pyc b/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/__pycache__/daemon.cpython-312.pyc
index 8382921..57fe1fb 100644
Binary files a/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/__pycache__/daemon.cpython-312.pyc and b/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/__pycache__/daemon.cpython-312.pyc differ
diff --git a/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/daemon.py b/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/daemon.py
index 0113ffb..7b40fc0 100644
--- a/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/daemon.py
+++ b/src/auto_commit_service/scheduler/daemon.py
@@ -383,19 +383,16 @@ class CommitDaemon:
             health = await self.service_manager.check_health()
             self._service_health = health
 
-            if health == ServiceHealth.CRASHED:
-                self._service_crashed = True
-                logger.error("Llama service has crashed - commits disabled")
-                return False
-
-            if health == ServiceHealth.UNREACHABLE:
-                logger.info("Llama service unreachable, attempting to start...")
+            if health == ServiceHealth.CRASHED or health == ServiceHealth.UNREACHABLE:
+                status_msg = "crashed (stale PID)" if health == ServiceHealth.CRASHED else "unreachable"
+                logger.info(f"Llama service {status_msg}, attempting to start...")
                 started = await self.service_manager.ensure_service_available()
                 if started:
                     self._service_crashed = False
                     self._service_health = ServiceHealth.HEALTHY
                     return True
                 else:
+                    self._service_crashed = True
                     logger.error("Failed to start llama service")
                     return False