diff --git a/internal/native/native.go b/internal/native/native.go
index 3750c0e3..87eebf18 100644
--- a/internal/native/native.go
+++ b/internal/native/native.go
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ const (
 	VideoStreamingStatusInactive VideoStreamingStatus = 0
 )
 
+func (s VideoStreamingStatus) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case VideoStreamingStatusActive:
+		return "active"
+	case VideoStreamingStatusStopping:
+		return "stopping"
+	case VideoStreamingStatusInactive:
+		return "inactive"
+	}
+	return "unknown"
+}
+
 func NewNative(opts NativeOptions) *Native {
 	pid := os.Getpid()
 	nativeSubLogger := nativeLogger.With().Int("pid", pid).Str("scope", "native").Logger()
diff --git a/internal/native/video.go b/internal/native/video.go
index d65ecc4c..b46f2b68 100644
--- a/internal/native/video.go
+++ b/internal/native/video.go
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ func isSleepModeSupported() bool {
 
 const sleepModeWaitTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 
+func (n *Native) waitForVideoStreamingStatus(status VideoStreamingStatus) error {
+	timeout := time.After(sleepModeWaitTimeout)
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		if videoGetStreamingStatus() == status {
+			return nil
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-timeout:
+			return fmt.Errorf("timed out waiting for video streaming status to be %s", status.String())
+		case <-ticker.C:
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (n *Native) setSleepMode(enabled bool) error {
 	if !n.sleepModeSupported {
 		return nil
@@ -51,16 +68,8 @@ func (n *Native) setSleepMode(enabled bool) error {
 	}
 
 	if shouldWait {
-		start := time.Now()
-		for {
-			if n.VideoGetStreamingStatus() == VideoStreamingStatusInactive {
-				break
-			}
-			if time.Since(start) >= sleepModeWaitTimeout {
-				n.l.Warn().Msg("timed out waiting for video stream to stop")
-				break
-			}
-			time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		if err := n.waitForVideoStreamingStatus(VideoStreamingStatusInactive); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}