diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 3879ad5..8bd54bf 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -114,4 +114,8 @@ socat TCP-LISTEN:12345,reuseaddr,fork \
 echo "socat mic listener started on TCP :12345"
 
 # ── Start streaming agent ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-python3 ~/streaming-agent/gst_agent.py
+while true; do
+    python3 ~/streaming-agent/gst_agent.py
+    echo "[gst_agent] exited with code $?, restarting in 3s..."
+    sleep 3
+done