diff --git a/zmbh/zmbh.pl b/zmbh/zmbh.pl
index 38e9246..61c3d17 100644
--- a/zmbh/zmbh.pl
+++ b/zmbh/zmbh.pl
@@ -101,7 +101,24 @@ if ( $opt->{pre} ) {
       log_info("No service were shutted down");
     } elsif ($opt->{shutdown} eq 'ldap' and -e '/opt/zimbra/bin/ldap'){
       log_info("Starting Zimbra LDAP service");
-      system("/opt/zimbra/bin/ldap start");
+      my $try = 0;
+      my $running = 0;
+      while ($try < 20) {
+        system("/opt/zimbra/bin/ldap start");
+        sleep 1;
+        if (system("/opt/zimbra/bin/ldap status") == 0){
+          $running = 1;
+          last;
+        } else {
+          log_info('ldap service not running, trying again to start it');
+          $try++;
+        }
+      }
+      # Couldn't start ldap ? Restart all the services
+      if (not $running){
+        log_info("Failed to restart ldap, restarting all Zimbra services");
+        system('systemctl restart zimbra');
+      }
     } else {
       log_info("Starting Zimbra services");
       system('systemctl start zimbra');