diff --git a/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix b/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
index 0fe6a9a..04e48cf 100644
--- a/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
+++ b/modules/server/containers/apps/immich.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ in {
         $PSQL -d "immich_db" -tAc "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vchord CASCADE;"
         $PSQL -d "immich_db" -tAc "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS earthdistance CASCADE;"
 
-        ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -X POST "http://immich-server:2283/api/admin/users" \
+        IMMICH_URL=http://immich-server:2283
+        until [[ "$(${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$IMMICH_URL")" =~ ^(200|301|302)$ ]]; do
+          sleep 5
+        done
+        ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -X POST "$IMMICH_URL/api/admin/users" \
         -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
         -H "Accept: application/json" \
         -d '{ "email": "'"$DEFAULT_ADMIN_EMAIL"'", "name": "'"$DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME"'", "password": "'"$DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD"'" }'