diff --git a/app/scenes/components/not_responding.tscn b/app/scenes/components/not_responding.tscn
index 8b489c5..46b755b 100644
--- a/app/scenes/components/not_responding.tscn
+++ b/app/scenes/components/not_responding.tscn
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ corner_radius_bottom_left = 16
 shadow_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0.25)
 shadow_size = 16
 
-[sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_o4otx"]
+[sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_pc71t"]
 
 [sub_resource type="StyleBoxEmpty" id="StyleBoxEmpty_ke42a"]
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ layout_mode = 2
 mouse_default_cursor_shape = 2
 theme_override_fonts/font = ExtResource("2_ugt55")
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 20
-theme_override_styles/hover_pressed = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_o4otx")
+theme_override_styles/focus = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_pc71t")
 theme_override_styles/hover = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_ke42a")
 theme_override_styles/pressed = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_8wfqm")
 theme_override_styles/normal = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_lr7et")
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ layout_mode = 2
 mouse_default_cursor_shape = 2
 theme_override_fonts/font = ExtResource("2_ugt55")
 theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 20
-theme_override_styles/hover_pressed = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_o4otx")
+theme_override_styles/focus = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_pc71t")
 theme_override_styles/hover = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_ke42a")
 theme_override_styles/pressed = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_8wfqm")
 theme_override_styles/normal = SubResource("StyleBoxEmpty_lr7et")
diff --git a/app/scenes/menu_body/world.tscn b/app/scenes/menu_body/world.tscn
index 4e4c590..da4f7cd 100644
--- a/app/scenes/menu_body/world.tscn
+++ b/app/scenes/menu_body/world.tscn
@@ -326,10 +326,11 @@ script = ExtResource("10_cqo55")
 gate_events = ExtResource("2_q7cvi")
 command_events = ExtResource("6_18mgg")
 
-[node name="ProcessChecker" type="Node" parent="."]
+[node name="ProcessChecker" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("snbx_logger")]
 script = ExtResource("11_72cjp")
 gate_events = ExtResource("2_q7cvi")
 command_events = ExtResource("6_18mgg")
+snbx_logger = NodePath("../SandboxLogger")
 
 [node name="HBoxContainer" type="HBoxContainer" parent="."]
 custom_minimum_size = Vector2(0, 700)
diff --git a/app/scripts/sandbox/process_checker.gd b/app/scripts/sandbox/process_checker.gd
index 92f3c10..6ac5d1d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/sandbox/process_checker.gd
+++ b/app/scripts/sandbox/process_checker.gd
@@ -2,33 +2,54 @@ extends Node
 
 @export var gate_events: GateEvents
 @export var command_events: CommandEvents
+@export var snbx_logger: SandboxLogger
 
-# Timeout interval for child process responsiveness
-const BOOTUP_INTERVAL = 30
-const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL = 5
-const WAIT_INTERVAL = 20
+# Timeout intervals for child process responsiveness
+const BOOTUP_CHECK_SEC = 1
+const BOOTUP_INTERVAL_MSEC = 5000
+const HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC = 5
+const WAIT_INTERVAL_SEC = 15
 
-var timer: Timer
+var bootup_timer: Timer
+var heartbeat_timer: Timer
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	timer = Timer.new()
-	add_child(timer)
-	timer.timeout.connect(on_timeout)
+	bootup_timer = Timer.new()
+	heartbeat_timer = Timer.new()
+	add_child(bootup_timer)
+	add_child(heartbeat_timer)
 	
-	gate_events.gate_entered.connect(start_bootup_timer)
+	bootup_timer.timeout.connect(bootup_check)
+	heartbeat_timer.timeout.connect(on_timeout)
+	
+	gate_events.gate_entered.connect(start_bootup_check)
+	gate_events.first_frame.connect(start_heartbeat_timer)
 	command_events.heartbeat.connect(restart_heartbeat_timer)
 
 
-func start_bootup_timer() -> void:
-	timer.start(BOOTUP_INTERVAL)
+func start_bootup_check() -> void:
+	bootup_timer.start(BOOTUP_CHECK_SEC)
+
+
+func bootup_check() -> void:
+	var interval = Time.get_ticks_msec() - snbx_logger.last_log_tick
+	if interval < BOOTUP_INTERVAL_MSEC: return
+	
+	bootup_timer.stop()
+	on_timeout()
+
+
+func start_heartbeat_timer() -> void:
+	if not bootup_timer.is_stopped(): bootup_timer.stop()
+	heartbeat_timer.start(HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC)
 
 
 func restart_heartbeat_timer() -> void:
-	timer.start(HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL)
+	heartbeat_timer.start(HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC)
 
 
 func on_timeout() -> void:
 	Debug.logerr("Gate is not responding")
 	gate_events.not_responding_emit()
-	timer.start(WAIT_INTERVAL)
+	heartbeat_timer.start(WAIT_INTERVAL_SEC)
diff --git a/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_logger.gd b/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_logger.gd
index 153d072..7e0368a 100644
--- a/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_logger.gd
+++ b/app/scripts/sandbox/sandbox_logger.gd
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var log_file: FileAccess
 var pipe: Dictionary
 var gate: Gate
 
+var last_log_tick: int
 var print_logs: bool
 var logs_sent: bool
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 func start(_pipe: Dictionary, _gate: Gate) -> void:
 	pipe = _pipe
 	gate = _gate
+	last_log_tick = Time.get_ticks_msec()
 	
 	create_log_file()
 	start_reading_pipes()
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ func read_stderr() -> void:
 func store_buffer(buffer: PackedByteArray) -> void:
 	if print_logs: printraw(buffer.get_string_from_utf8())
 	log_file.store_buffer(buffer)
+	last_log_tick = Time.get_ticks_msec()
 
 
 func cleanup() -> void: