diff --git a/rootfs/startup.sh b/rootfs/startup.sh
index c0c4ba5..468a3e6 100755
--- a/rootfs/startup.sh
+++ b/rootfs/startup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-sleep 6000
-
 if [ -n "$VNC_PASSWORD" ]; then
     echo -n "$VNC_PASSWORD" > /.password1
     x11vnc -storepasswd $(cat /.password1) /.password2
@@ -137,4 +135,6 @@ grep "127.0.0.1 archive.linux.duke.edu" /etc/hosts || echo "127.0.0.1 archive.li
 
 chown -R $USER:$USER /home/$USER/
 
+sleep 6000
+
 exec /bin/tini -- supervisord -n -c /etc/supervisor/supervisord.conf