diff --git a/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs b/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
index 90fb8f4e64..f42c71bd46 100644
--- a/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
+++ b/src/Admin/HostedServices/DatabaseMigrationHostedService.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace Bit.Admin.HostedServices
 
         public virtual async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
+            // Wait 20 seconds to allow database to come online
+            await Task.Delay(20000);
+
             var maxMigrationAttempts = 10;
             for(var i = 1; i <= maxMigrationAttempts; i++)
             {