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 6023c5a2b..7f34c1e63 100644
--- a/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/paperless_ngx/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ exec redis-server & bashio::log.info "Starting redis"
 ###############################
 # Create user if not existing #
 ###############################
-# Origin : https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-paperless-ngx/blob/main/root/etc/cont-init.d/99-migrations 
+# 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