diff --git a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 3a4705467..c87a1efa6 100644
--- a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ exec redis-server & bashio::log.info "Starting redis"
 ###############################
 # Origin : https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-paperless-ngx/blob/main/root/etc/cont-init.d/99-migrations
 
+bashio::net.wait_for 8000 localhost 900
+
 bashio::log.info "Creating default user"
 cat << EOF | python3 manage.py shell
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model