diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 822c0ad..049681c 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function wait_for_mysql {
 		if [ ! -z "$DB_PORT" ] ; then PORT="$DB_PORT" ;fi
 		while ! nc -q 1 $DB_HOST $PORT < /dev/null; do sleep 3; done
 	fi
+	sleep 3
 }
 
 if [ ! -e /data/murmur.conf ]; then