diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 9b66be1..9bf09f6 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ set -eu
 mkdir -p /app/data/storage
 
 reset_root_password() {
+    sleep 10
+
     while ! curl --fail http://localhost:9000/; do
         echo "==> (reset root password) Waiting for peertube to initialize..."
-        sleep 3
+        sleep 5
     done
 
     echo "changeme" | npm run reset-password -- -u root