diff --git a/packaging/greenboot/microshift-running-check.sh b/packaging/greenboot/microshift-running-check.sh
index a879d34283..0bba48ffdb 100755
--- a/packaging/greenboot/microshift-running-check.sh
+++ b/packaging/greenboot/microshift-running-check.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ for i in "${!PODS_NS_LIST[@]}"; do
     CHECK_PODS_NS=${PODS_NS_LIST[${i}]}
 
     echo "Checking pod restart count in the '${CHECK_PODS_NS}' namespace"
-    namespace_pods_not_restarting "${CHECK_PODS_NS}"
+    namespace_pods_not_restarting "${CHECK_PODS_NS}" &
     pids+=($!)
 done