diff --git a/imageroot/actions/restore-module/60systemd b/imageroot/actions/restore-module/60systemd
index 588b8ec..e6a81be 100755
--- a/imageroot/actions/restore-module/60systemd
+++ b/imageroot/actions/restore-module/60systemd
@@ -24,14 +24,48 @@ import subprocess
 import glob
 import re
 import agent
+import socket
 
 
+def is_port_in_use(port):
+    # Check if the port is in use for IPv4
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        try:
+            sock.bind(('', port))
+        except socket.error:
+            return True  # Port is in use for IPv4
+
+    # Check if the port is in use for IPv6
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as sock:
+        try:
+            sock.bind(('', port))
+        except socket.error:
+            return True  # Port is in use for IPv6
+
+    return False  # Port is not in use for both IPv4 and IPv6
+
+
+def start_service():
+    try:
+        # Enable and start the service
+        subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "enable", "--now", "sftpgo.service"], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "restart", "sftpgo.service"], check=True)
+        print("Service started successfully sftpgo.service", file=sys.stderr)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Failed to start the service: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
 # expand configuration
 subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "enable","--now", "nginx.service"])
 subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "restart", "nginx.service"])
 
-agent.run_helper("systemctl", "--user", "enable","--now", "sftpgo.service").check_returncode()
-agent.run_helper("systemctl", "--user", "restart", "sftpgo.service").check_returncode()
+# we test if the port is not in use with the previous module
+# sftpgo.service is a standalone service without require from other services
+port = os.environ['SFTP_TCP_PORT']
+if not is_port_in_use(port):
+    start_service()
+else:
+    # port is in use, we state to restart it later
+    print(f"The TCP port {port} of STFPGo is already in use you have to restart it manually later", file=sys.stderr)
 
 # detect if a service has configurations, hence start it
 PhpServiceArray = glob.glob('php*-fpm-custom.d')
@@ -41,4 +75,3 @@ for folder in PhpServiceArray:
     if ListConfigurations :
         subprocess.run(["download-php-fpm",ConfiguredServices[0].replace('php','')])
         subprocess.run(["systemctl", "--user", "enable","--now", "phpfpm@"+ConfiguredServices[0].replace('php','')+".service"])
-