diff --git a/services/node-agent/index.js b/services/node-agent/index.js
index 4d1b842..b2e7243 100644
--- a/services/node-agent/index.js
+++ b/services/node-agent/index.js
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ function startDeltacastBridge() {
   if (_dcBridgeRunning()) return; // already up
 
   try { fs.mkdirSync(DC_PIPE_DIR, { recursive: true }); } catch (_) {}
+  const _v0 = DC_PIPE_DIR + '/video-0.fifo';
+  if (fs.existsSync(_v0)) { console.log('[dc-bridge] FIFOs exist, skipping spawn'); return; }
 
   const args = [
     '--device',         DC_BOARD,