diff --git a/cron_MINUTE.sh b/cron_MINUTE.sh
index 5ff6d2d..d9eb508 100755
--- a/cron_MINUTE.sh
+++ b/cron_MINUTE.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,18 @@ ME="${0##*/}"
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 export YOU=$(ps auxf --sort=+utime | grep -w ipfs | grep -v -E 'color=auto|grep' | tail -n 1 | cut -d " " -f 1) || er+=" ipfs daemon not running"
 export IPFSNODEID=$(ipfs id -f='<id>\n') || er+=" ipfs id problem"
-export WHOAMI=$($MY_PATH/zen/tools/timeout.sh -t 3 sbotc whoami | jq -r .id) || er+=" sbotc whoami problem" # HAPPENS WHEN no ssb-server / patchork runs
-[[ "$YOU" == "" || "$IPFSNODEID" == "" || "$WHOAMI" == "" ]] && echo "ERROR : $er " && exit 1
+export WHOAMI=$($MY_PATH/zen/tools/timeout.sh -t 3 sbotc whoami | jq -r .id)
+
+if [[ "$WHOAMI" == "" ]]; then
+    ### oasis ssb-server not responding!!!
+    [[ ! $(which ssb-server) ]] && echo "sboc/SSB-SERVER  IMPOSSIBLE..." && exit 1
+    kill -9 $(ps auxf --sort=+utime | grep -w 'ssb-server' | grep -v -E 'color=auto|grep' | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+    kill -9 $(ps auxf --sort=+utime | grep -w 'oasis' | grep -v -E 'color=auto|grep' | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $2}')
+    ssb-server start &
+    sleep 10
+    export WHOAMI=$($MY_PATH/zen/tools/timeout.sh -t 3 sbotc whoami | jq -r .id) || er+=" sbotc whoami problem" # HAPPENS WHEN no ssb-server / patchork runs
+    [[ "$WHOAMI" == "" ]] && echo "ERROR! SSB LAYER NOT ACCESSIBLE" && exit 1
+fi
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