diff --git a/cmd/apiary.go b/cmd/apiary.go
index cc543fc..167eb53 100644
--- a/cmd/apiary.go
+++ b/cmd/apiary.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ func ActionServe(c *cli.Context) error {
 			loggers.rootLogger.Warnw("Unable to connect to NOTIFY_SOCKET to notify watchdog.", "error", err)
 			return
 		}
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
 		// Setup timer
 		timeout, err := daemon.SdWatchdogEnabled(false)
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 29d2406..5fdd0df 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 )
 
-var Version = "v0.1.23"
+var Version = "v0.1.24"
 var Build string
 
 func FullVersion() string {