diff --git a/netmon/entry.py b/netmon/entry.py
index 7dbd11d..870f7d5 100644
--- a/netmon/entry.py
+++ b/netmon/entry.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def record(target: str, interval: int, outage_interval: int):
                         "INSERT INTO errors (from_time, to_time, host) VALUES (?, ?, ?);",
                         (int(outage), int(time.time()), target),
                     )
+                outage = None
             time.sleep(interval if outage is None else outage_interval)
     except KeyboardInterrupt as exn:
         if outage is not None:
@@ -50,11 +51,14 @@ def record(target: str, interval: int, outage_interval: int):
 def entry():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("host", help="Remote host to ping (IP address preferred)")
-    parser.add_argument("-i", "--interval", default=30, help="Time between two pings")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-i", "--interval", default=30, type=int, help="Time between two pings"
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-I",
         "--outage-interval",
         default=2,
+        type=int,
         help="Time between two pings while the network is down",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()