diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e2fb07..b5a478b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 * Restart the actor when it has been errored for 300 seconds instead of 30
 * Set default DLI request timeout to 3 seconds.
 
+### 🔧 Fixed
+
+* Restart the actor if it fails to set up the NPS.
+
 ### ⚙️ Engineering
 
 * Use `uv` for package management. Updated workflows and Dockerfile.
diff --git a/src/lvmnps/actor/actor.py b/src/lvmnps/actor/actor.py
index 5a8a0ef..75991ee 100644
--- a/src/lvmnps/actor/actor.py
+++ b/src/lvmnps/actor/actor.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import pathlib
 from os import PathLike
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
 AnyPath = str | PathLike[str]
 
 
-CHECK_INTERVAL: float = 30
+CHECK_INTERVAL: float = 5
 
 NPSErrorCodes = create_error_codes(
     {
@@ -110,7 +111,14 @@ def __init__(
     async def start(self, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
         """Starts the actor."""
 
-        await self.nps.setup()
+        try:
+            await self.nps.setup()
+        except Exception as err:
+            self.log.error(f"Failed to setup NPS: {err}")
+            self.log.error("Waiting 10 seconds and restarting ...")
+
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
+            await self.restart()
 
         return await super().start(**kwargs)