diff --git a/check_local_webservice.sh b/check_local_webservice.sh
index 7916343..41e7b11 100755
--- a/check_local_webservice.sh
+++ b/check_local_webservice.sh
@@ -176,9 +176,19 @@ TIME_OUT_MAX="$(expr ${TIME_OUT} + 5)"
 
 
 # -------------
-# - Job is already running?
+# --- Check some prerequisites
 # -------------
 
+# - Running in a terminal?
+# -
+if [[ -t 1 ]] ; then
+   terminal=true
+   LOGGING=true
+else
+   terminal=false
+   LOGGING=false
+fi
+
 
 # - Stop here, if these give scripts are running
 # -
@@ -191,9 +201,13 @@ if [[ ${#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS} -gt 0 ]] ; then
    # - This only makes sense if a fixed LOCK directory is used, otherwise the process list 
    # - (and NOT the LOCK-directory) is used to look for scripts running in parallel. 
    # -
-   if [[ "$LOCK_DIR" = "/tmp/${script_name%%.*}.LOCK" ]]; then
-      _shift="$(( $RANDOM % 10 + 1 ))"
-      sleep  $(( $RANDOM % 25 + $_shift ))
+   # - Skip delay if running in an terminal (from copnsole)
+   # -
+   if ! $terminal ; then
+      if [[ "$LOCK_DIR" = "/tmp/${script_name%%.*}.LOCK" ]]; then
+         _shift="$(( $RANDOM % 10 + 1 ))"
+         sleep  $(( $RANDOM % 25 + $_shift ))
+      fi
    fi
 
    _stop_running=false
@@ -237,6 +251,10 @@ if [[ ${#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS} -gt 0 ]] ; then
 fi # if [[ ${#CONFLICTING_SCRIPTS} -gt 0 ]] ; then
 
 
+# -------------
+# - Job is already running?
+# -------------
+
 # - If job already runs, stop execution..
 # -
 if mkdir "$LOCK_DIR" 2> /dev/null ; then
@@ -266,24 +284,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-
-
-
 # -------------
-# --- Check some prerequisites
+# --- Check some further prerequisites
 # -------------
 
-# - Running in a terminal?
-# -
-if [[ -t 1 ]] ; then
-   terminal=true
-   LOGGING=true
-else
-   terminal=false
-   LOGGING=false
-fi
-
-
 # - Systemd supported ?
 # -
 systemd=$(which systemd)