diff --git a/deployment/docker/c3nav.bash b/deployment/docker/c3nav.bash
index dee49515..ce1842fd 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/c3nav.bash
+++ b/deployment/docker/c3nav.bash
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ if [ "$1" == "webworker" ]; then
     done
     >&2 echo "Postgres is available! continuing…"
 
+    sleep 2
+
     while ! nc redis 6379; do
         >&2 echo "Redis is unavailable - sleeping"
         sleep 1
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ if [ "$1" == "taskworker" ]; then
     done
     >&2 echo "Postgres is available! continuing…"
 
+    sleep 2
+
     while ! nc redis 6379; do
         >&2 echo "Redis is unavailable - sleeping"
         sleep 1