diff --git a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
index 2a43ff9a..da4f07e7 100644
--- a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
+++ b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
                         TorManager.shared.setAppForeground(true)
                         // On initial cold launch, Tor was just started in onAppear.
                         // Skip the deterministic restart the first time we become active.
-                        if didHandleInitialActive {
+                        if didHandleInitialActive && didEnterBackground {
                             // Ensure Tor is healthy; restart deterministically, then wait until ready
                             TorManager.shared.ensureRunningOnForeground()
                         } else {
                             didHandleInitialActive = true
                         }
+                        didEnterBackground = false
+                        } else {
+                            didHandleInitialActive = true
+                        }
                         Task.detached {
                             let _ = await TorManager.shared.awaitReady(timeout: 60)
                             await MainActor.run {