diff --git a/tools/drydock_image_run.sh b/tools/drydock_image_run.sh
index b9744c4e..9bc223e8 100755
--- a/tools/drydock_image_run.sh
+++ b/tools/drydock_image_run.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ function test_drydock {
       -v ${TMPETC}:/etc/drydock \
       ${DRYDOCK_IMAGE}
 
+    sleep 10
+
     RESULT=$(curl --noproxy '*' -i 'http://127.0.0.1:9000/api/v1.0/tasks' | tr '\r' '\n' | head -1)
     GOOD="HTTP/1.1 200 OK"
     if [[ ${RESULT} == ${GOOD} ]]