diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 636d836..cfb3b75 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -858,11 +858,8 @@ nextopt:
 		{
 			struct stat st;
 
-			if (stat(epgpath, &st) == -1)
-			{
-				perror("stat");
-				return 1;
-			}
+			while (stat(epgpath, &st) == -1)
+				sleep(30);
 
 			printf("epgd: DB time %ld, last %ld\n",
 			    st.st_mtime, last);