diff --git a/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge-mon-agent.service b/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge-mon-agent.service
index 7fa743d..56b9a74 100644
--- a/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge-mon-agent.service
+++ b/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge-mon-agent.service
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 [Service]
 Environment=CONFIG_FILE=/home/pi/aether-monitoring/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/config.json
 Type=simple
-ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 60
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /home/pi/aether-monitoring/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge_monitoring_agent_modem.py
+ExecStart=/home/pi/aether-monitoring/edge-monitoring/agent_modem/edge_monitoring_agent_modem.py
 Restart=on-failure
 
 [Install]