diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 518bdda84..7b4c8199a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,13 @@ while [ "$LOOPS" -eq 0 ] || [ "$DO_LOOP" == "yes" ]; do
 	else
 		exec "$PHP_BINARY" "$POCKETMINE_FILE" $@
 	fi
-	((LOOPS++))
+	if [ "$DO_LOOP" == "yes" ]; then
+		if [ ${LOOPS} -gt 0 ]; then
+			echo "Restarted $LOOPS times"
+		fi 
+		echo "To escape the loop, press CTRL+C now. Otherwise, wait 5 seconds for the server to restart."
+		echo ""
+		sleep 5
+		((LOOPS++))
+	fi
 done
-
-if [ ${LOOPS} -gt 1 ]; then
-	echo "Restarted $LOOPS times"
-fi