diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 453d3294..e787294f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # command: manifest
           # bootstrap-sha: ad2255c9c24f68d0adb5255159fa5a849ab880e4
-          last-release-sha: 849ed9960e22951f988050533ce1cf6e8ee29bb7
-          release-as: 9.3.0
+          # last-release-sha: 849ed9960e22951f988050533ce1cf6e8ee29bb7
+          # release-as: 9.3.0
           release-type: node
           package-name: butler
           default-branch: master
diff --git a/src/lib/service_monitor.js b/src/lib/service_monitor.js
index 543a7c3f..411b3514 100644
--- a/src/lib/service_monitor.js
+++ b/src/lib/service_monitor.js
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ const verifyServicesExist = async (config, logger) => {
     return result;
 };
 
-const checkServiceStatus = async (config, logger) => {
+// Function to check the status of all Windows services specified in the config file
+// The isFirsCheck parameter is used to determine if we should send a message to the alert destinations
+// Set isFirsCheck default to false
+const checkServiceStatus = async (config, logger, isFirstCheck = false) => {
     const hostsToCheck = config.get('Butler.serviceMonitor.monitor');
 
     hostsToCheck.forEach(async (host) => {
@@ -549,7 +552,7 @@ async function setupServiceMonitorTimer(config, logger) {
                         }, sched);
 
                         // Do an initial service status check
-                        checkServiceStatus(config, logger);
+                        checkServiceStatus(config, logger, true);
                     }
                 } else {
                     logger.error(