diff --git a/mariadb.sh b/mariadb.sh
index afe6c9a..31c3720 100755
--- a/mariadb.sh
+++ b/mariadb.sh
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ rc-update add mariadb boot
 service mariadb start
 
 # Configure MariaDB admin
+docker exec -i mariadb sh -c 'until [ -x /run/mysqld/mysqld.sock ]; do usleep 100000; done'
 cat ${SOURCE_DIR}/adminpwd.sql | docker exec -i mariadb mysql