diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70dc0b8..5e1953f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ if (${PACKAGING})
 if [ ! -f ${CONFIG_PATH} ]; then
     cat > ${CONFIG_PATH} <<- EOM
 ${SAMPLECONFIG}EOM
-fi\n"
-                )
+fi
+
+systemctl enable iprefresher.service
+systemctl start iprefresher.service")
 
 
         SET(CPACK_DEB_COMPONENT_INSTALL 1)
diff --git a/src/IPRefresher.cpp b/src/IPRefresher.cpp
index 3dbcf0f..092b577 100644
--- a/src/IPRefresher.cpp
+++ b/src/IPRefresher.cpp
@@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ IPRefresher::IPRefresher(bool loop) {
     if (loop) {
         Logger::message("startup of service");
         Logger::message("Version: " + Version::VERSION);
-        if (Config::readConfig()) {
-            while (true) {
-                Logger::message("starting check");
+
+        while (true) {
+            Logger::message("starting check");
+            if (Config::readConfig()) {
                 checkIPAdress(false);
-                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(300000));
+            } else {
+                std::cout << "incorrect credentials!" << std::endl;
             }
-        } else {
-            std::cout << "incorrect credentials!" << std::endl;
+            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(300000));
         }
     }
 }