diff --git a/cmd/apiary.go b/cmd/apiary.go
index c61e90a..7647029 100644
--- a/cmd/apiary.go
+++ b/cmd/apiary.go
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ func ActionServe(c *cli.Context) error {
 			loggers.rootLogger.Warnw("Unable to connect to NOTIFY_SOCKET to notify watchdog.", "error", err)
 			return
 		}
+		loggers.rootLogger.Debug("Sent WATCHDOG=1 to NOTIFY_SOCKET.")
 
 		// Setup timer
 		timeout, err := daemon.SdWatchdogEnabled(false)
@@ -204,10 +205,8 @@ func ActionServe(c *cli.Context) error {
 			loggers.rootLogger.Warnw("Unable to connect to NOTIFY_SOCKET to get watchdog timeout.", "error", err)
 			return
 		}
-		if timeout < 0 {
-			loggers.rootLogger.Debugw("Got invalid watchdog timeout", "timeout", timeout)
-			return
-		}
+		loggers.rootLogger.Debugw("Got invalid watchdog timeout", "timeout", timeout)
+
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(timeout / 2)
 		for {
 			healthy := s.IsHealthy()