diff --git a/api/Jenkinsfile.ble_test b/api/Jenkinsfile.ble_test
index 8ec1e3e..e9c3d79 100644
--- a/api/Jenkinsfile.ble_test
+++ b/api/Jenkinsfile.ble_test
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ pipeline {
                     sh """
                     ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@${params.host_ip} -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -o ServerAliveCountMax=120 << EOF
                         echo Initiating Tail Watchdog
-                            screen -dms ble_test_red_herring_${env.TEST_HASH}
+                            screen -dms ble_test_red_herring_${env.TEST_HASH} sh -c '
+                                watch -n 1 uptime
+                            '
                             screen -dmS ble_test_watchdog_${env.TEST_HASH} sh -c '
                                 while ! pgrep -f "tail.*ble_test_${env.TEST_HASH}" > /dev/null; do
                                     sleep 1