diff --git a/fly/start.sh b/fly/start.sh
index 96f6038..5b08490 100644
--- a/fly/start.sh
+++ b/fly/start.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ set -e
 tailscaled --statedir=/var/lib/tailscale &
 sleep 2
 tailscale up --authkey="${TS_AUTHKEY}" --hostname=flyio-proxy
-tailscale wait --timeout 60s
+until tailscale status > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done
 echo "Tailscale connected"
 
 # Ensure fail2ban deny file exists before nginx starts