diff --git a/init-php.sh b/init-php.sh
index 43b12e5..c0a48c4 100755
--- a/init-php.sh
+++ b/init-php.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Run our web init startup
 /sbin/init php-fpm &
 
+# Wait for DB to start
+# If DB_HOST not set, source the env file
+[ -z "${DB_HOST}" -a -r .env ] && . .env
+
+while ! wait-for-it -h ${DB_HOST} -p ${DB_PORT} -t 5 -q; do
+	echo "? Waiting for database at ${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}"
+	sleep 1;
+	done
+echo "- DB is active on ${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}"
+
 exec ./artisan server:start