diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container b/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
index 1b0746bb..fe68c85a 100755
--- a/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/container
@@ -782,7 +782,11 @@ case $cmd in
 
 	while ! "$script"; do
             log "${name}: setup failed, waiting for network changes ..."
-	    read -t 60 _ < <(ip monitor address route)
+
+	    # Timeout and retry after 60 seconds, on SIGTERM, or when
+	    # any network event is caught.
+	    timeout -s TERM -k 1 60 sh -c \
+		    'ip monitor address route 2>/dev/null | head -n1 >/dev/null' || true
 
 	    # On IP address/route changes, wait a few seconds more to ensure
 	    # the system has ample time to react and set things up for us.
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog.md b/doc/ChangeLog.md
index a11f3565..9916f5e8 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ All notable changes to the project are documented in this file.
 ### Fixes
 - Fix #1098: Prune dangling container images to reclaim disk space
 - Fix #1123: Disabling or removing a container may cause podman to hang
+- Fix #1124: Container setup with unreachable remote image spawns
+  excessive `ip monitor` processes
 
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