2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/database.ts b/src/server/database.ts
index a5f23c4b1..b017f1e3c 100644
--- a/src/server/database.ts
+++ b/src/server/database.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { IDatabase, DocumentsCollection } from './IDatabase';
 import { MemoryDatabase } from './MemoryDatabase';
 import * as mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import { Upload } from './SharedMediaTypes';
+import { timeout } from 'async';
 
 export namespace Database {
 
diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index af8f95a5e..d1bac6635 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ export async function launchServer() {
 if (process.env.RELEASE) {
     (sessionAgent = new DashSessionAgent()).launch();
 } else {
-    (Database.Instance as Database.Database).doConnect();
+    setTimeout(() => (Database.Instance as Database.Database).doConnect(), 30000);
     launchServer();
 }