diff --git a/tailscale.sh b/tailscale.sh
index 7762dd9..67e6b86 100644
--- a/tailscale.sh
+++ b/tailscale.sh
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ echo "done."
 
 echo "Starting services..."
 
-systemctl enable systemd-sysext
-systemctl restart systemd-sysext
+if systemctl is-enabled --quiet systemd-sysext && systemctl is-active --quiet systemd-sysext; then
+  echo "systemd-sysext is already enabled and active"
+else
+  systemctl enable systemd-sysext --now
+fi
 
 systemd-sysext refresh
 systemctl daemon-reload