diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/server.py b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/server.py
index 1647199..2bd4a73 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/server.py
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/server.py
@@ -3403,30 +3403,39 @@ def health_check():
     h = _health
     rc, out, err = device_run(['pidof', 'pineapd'], timeout=10)
     h['pineap_up'] = rc == 0 and bool((out or '').strip())
-    if h['pineap_up']:
+    if not h['pineap_up']:
+        now = time.time()
+        if now - h['last_fix'] < HEALTH_FIX_COOLDOWN:
+            return dict(h)
+        pool = _uci_section('pineapd.@ssidpool[0]')
+        if pool.get('disable') != '1':
+            device_run(['uci', 'set', 'pineapd.@ssidpool[0].disable=1'])
+            device_run(['uci', 'commit', 'pineapd'])
+            h['last_action'] = 'SSID pool broadcast disabled (pineapd crash-loop fix)'
+        elif _monitor_down('wlan1mon') or _monitor_down('wlan0mon'):
+            _bring_monitors_up(h)
+        else:
+            h['last_action'] = _stabilize_pineapd()
+        device_run(['/etc/init.d/pineapd', 'restart'], timeout=30)
+        h['sigsegv_last'] = _sigsegv_count()
+        h['last_fix'] = now
+        h['fixes'] += 1
         return dict(h)
-    now = time.time()
-    if now - h['last_fix'] < HEALTH_FIX_COOLDOWN:
-        return dict(h)
-    pool = _uci_section('pineapd.@ssidpool[0]')
-    if pool.get('disable') != '1':
-        device_run(['uci', 'set', 'pineapd.@ssidpool[0].disable=1'])
-        device_run(['uci', 'commit', 'pineapd'])
-        h['last_action'] = 'SSID pool broadcast disabled (pineapd crash-loop fix)'
-    elif _monitor_down('wlan1mon') or _monitor_down('wlan0mon'):
-        for name in ('wlan1mon', 'wlan0mon'):
-            if _monitor_down(name):
-                device_run(['ip', 'link', 'set', name, 'up'], timeout=10)
-        h['last_action'] = 'monitor interfaces brought up'
-    else:
-        h['last_action'] = _stabilize_pineapd()
-    device_run(['/etc/init.d/pineapd', 'restart'], timeout=30)
-    h['sigsegv_last'] = _sigsegv_count()
-    h['last_fix'] = now
-    h['fixes'] += 1
+    # pineapd is healthy, but wifi reloads still drop the monitors (pineapd
+    # does not bring secondary monitors back). Repair them without cooldown.
+    if _monitor_down('wlan1mon') or _monitor_down('wlan0mon'):
+        _bring_monitors_up(h)
     return dict(h)
 
 
+def _bring_monitors_up(h):
+    for name in ('wlan1mon', 'wlan0mon'):
+        if _monitor_down(name):
+            device_run(['ip', 'link', 'set', name, 'up'], timeout=10)
+    h['last_action'] = 'monitor interfaces brought up'
+    h['monitor_fixes'] = h.get('monitor_fixes', 0) + 1
+
+
 def h_health(ctx):
     h = dict(_health)
     h['sigsegv_count'] = h.pop('sigsegv_last')
diff --git a/tests/test_health.py b/tests/test_health.py
index 591c336..954cefe 100644
--- a/tests/test_health.py
+++ b/tests/test_health.py
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ class HealthCheckTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual([r[0] for r in self.runs], [['pidof', 'pineapd']],
                          'health check must not write to the pineapd socket')
 
+    def test_pineap_up_repairs_dropped_monitors(self):
+        self.iface_up = {'wlan0mon': False, 'wlan1mon': True}
+        result = server.health_check()
+        self.assertTrue(result['pineap_up'])
+        self.assertEqual(result['last_action'], 'monitor interfaces brought up')
+        self.assertIn(['ip', 'link', 'set', 'wlan0mon', 'up'], [r[0] for r in self.runs])
+        self.assertEqual(result['monitor_fixes'], 1)
+
     def test_down_with_growing_sigsegv_disables_pool(self):
         self.ping_ok = False
         self.sigsegs = 5