diff --git a/wrapper.sh b/wrapper.sh
index bf00361..920f4cb 100755
--- a/wrapper.sh
+++ b/wrapper.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ if [ "$FLASK_ENV" == "production" ]; then
 else
     cd /pybook_mapped_volume
     gunicorn --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 --workers=1 --threads=1 main:app --env FLASK_ENV="$FLASK_ENV" --error-logfile gunicorn.error.log --access-logfile gunicorn.log --capture-output --enable-stdio-inheritance --reload
+    # just in case it fails
+    sleep 10000
 fi