diff --git a/servers/home/utils.ts b/servers/home/utils.ts
index f11068f..85d3e4b 100644
--- a/servers/home/utils.ts
+++ b/servers/home/utils.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ export function recursiveScan(ns: NS) {
 	return allServers
 }
 
+/**
+ * Recursively scans all servers connected to the current server for the set of all levels that hackable servers require
+ * @param ns
+ * @returns A set of every hacking level required to hack a new server
+ */
+export function recursiveHackingRequired(ns: NS) {
+	let servers = recursiveScan(ns)
+	let levels: number[] = []
+	for (let server of servers) {
+		levels.push(ns.getServerRequiredHackingLevel(server))
+	}
+	// remove duplicates
+	return [...new Set(levels)]
+}
+
 /**
  * Removes files passed in from all servers
  * @param ns Global NS object
diff --git a/servers/home/watcher.ts b/servers/home/watcher.ts
index 44b33a3..69dd334 100644
--- a/servers/home/watcher.ts
+++ b/servers/home/watcher.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
+import { recursiveHackingRequired } from "./utils"
+
 export async function main(ns: NS) {
 	ns.run('hackallservers.js')
-	let hackingLevel = ns.getHackingLevel()
-	while (hackingLevel < 9999) {
-		let oldHackingLevel = hackingLevel
+	let levels = recursiveHackingRequired(ns)
+	let hackingLevel: number
+	do {
 		hackingLevel = ns.getHackingLevel()
-		if (oldHackingLevel !== hackingLevel) {
-			ns.tprint(`Hacking level increased from ${oldHackingLevel} to ${hackingLevel}`)
+		if (levels.includes(hackingLevel)) {
+			// remove the level from the list, so we don't try to hack it again
+			levels.splice(levels.indexOf(hackingLevel), 1)
+			ns.tprint(`Hacking level increased to ${hackingLevel}`)
 			ns.run('killall.js')
 			await ns.sleep(1000) // 1 second
 			ns.run('hackallservers.js')
 		}
 		// Wait 1 second before checking again
 		await ns.sleep(1000)
-	}
+	} while (hackingLevel < 9999)
 }