# Restarting Netdata triggers alarms

**URL:** https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488
**Category:** Help
**Tags:** agent
**Created:** [June 29, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488 "2021-06-29T15:50:57Z")
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### Author: ![mjtice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/mjtice/32/510_2.png) [@mjtice](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/mjtice)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488/1 "2021-06-29T15:50:57Z")

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Hey guys,

I’ve found that on several of my agents (hosts) when we restart the netdata proc (via systemctl) numerous alerts are triggered. Any thoughts on what would cause this?

I’m using `netdata-1.31`.

edit:

I just had this happen again. My alarm is:

```auto
alarm: systemd_dbs1
   on: systemdunits_dbs1_services.service_unit_state
lookup: average -1m absolute foreach *
 every: 1m
  crit: $this != 1
  info: Status of dbs1 services
    to: sysadmin

```

I wonder if I need a default `delay` on these alarms that fire on restart?

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### Author: ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488/2 "2021-06-29T22:49:39Z")

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Hi @mjtice

> [@mjtice](#):
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> when we restart the netdata

You can take into account Netdata uptime, it is `$netdata.uptime.uptime` (in seconds).

See the example:

```YAML
crit: $netdata.uptime.uptime > 60 AND $this != 1

```

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### Author: ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488/3 "2021-06-30T10:05:31Z")

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> [@mjtice](#):
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> `delay` on these alarms that fire on restart?

[`delay`](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/health/reference#alarm-line-delay) affects sending notifications, but not [an alarm status](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/health/reference#alarm-statuses).

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### Author: ![mjtice](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/mjtice/32/510_2.png) [@mjtice](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/mjtice)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/restarting-netdata-triggers-alarms/1488/4 "2021-06-30T16:04:01Z")

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Perfect. Thanks, @ilyam8