diff --git a/internal/healthcheck/health.go b/internal/healthcheck/health.go
index b0fb9295..179929f3 100644
--- a/internal/healthcheck/health.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/health.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func (s *server) runHealthcheckLoop(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 	defer close(done)
 
-	s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait)
+	s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.healthyWait)
 
 	for {
 		previousErr := s.handler.getErr()
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ func (s *server) runHealthcheckLoop(ctx context.Context, done chan<- struct{}) {
 		if previousErr != nil && err == nil {
 			s.logger.Info("healthy!")
 			s.openvpn.healthyTimer.Stop()
-			s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait = s.openvpn.healthyWaitConfig.Initial
+			s.openvpn.healthyWait = s.config.OpenVPN.Initial
 		} else if previousErr == nil && err != nil {
 			s.logger.Info("unhealthy: " + err.Error())
-			s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait)
+			s.openvpn.healthyTimer.Stop()
+			s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.healthyWait)
 		}
 
 		if err != nil { // try again after 1 second
diff --git a/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go b/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go
index dcf6a818..b74c3918 100644
--- a/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/openvpn.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 
 func (s *server) onUnhealthyOpenvpn(ctx context.Context) {
 	s.logger.Info("program has been unhealthy for " +
-		s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait.String() + ": restarting OpenVPN")
+		s.openvpn.healthyWait.String() + ": restarting OpenVPN")
 	_, _ = s.openvpn.looper.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Stopped)
 	_, _ = s.openvpn.looper.ApplyStatus(ctx, constants.Running)
-	s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait += s.openvpn.healthyWaitConfig.Addition
-	s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.currentHealthyWait)
+	s.openvpn.healthyWait += s.config.OpenVPN.Addition
+	s.openvpn.healthyTimer = time.NewTimer(s.openvpn.healthyWait)
 }
diff --git a/internal/healthcheck/server.go b/internal/healthcheck/server.go
index 5a3c7600..bcce922e 100644
--- a/internal/healthcheck/server.go
+++ b/internal/healthcheck/server.go
@@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ type server struct {
 	logger   logging.Logger
 	handler  *handler
 	resolver *net.Resolver
+	config   configuration.Health
 	openvpn  openvpnHealth
 }
 
 type openvpnHealth struct {
-	looper             openvpn.Looper
-	healthyWaitConfig  configuration.HealthyWait
-	currentHealthyWait time.Duration
-	healthyTimer       *time.Timer
+	looper       openvpn.Looper
+	healthyWait  time.Duration
+	healthyTimer *time.Timer
 }
 
-func NewServer(address string, settings configuration.Health,
+func NewServer(address string, config configuration.Health,
 	logger logging.Logger, openvpnLooper openvpn.Looper) Server {
 	return &server{
 		address:  address,
 		logger:   logger,
 		handler:  newHandler(logger),
 		resolver: net.DefaultResolver,
+		config:   config,
 		openvpn: openvpnHealth{
-			looper:             openvpnLooper,
-			currentHealthyWait: settings.OpenVPN.Initial,
-			healthyWaitConfig:  settings.OpenVPN,
+			looper:      openvpnLooper,
+			healthyWait: config.OpenVPN.Initial,
 		},
 	}
 }