diff --git a/scripts/bin/vmshell b/scripts/bin/vmshell
index 6b94c09..8b1568a 100755
--- a/scripts/bin/vmshell
+++ b/scripts/bin/vmshell
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 # Wait until bind shell is available
-until printf 'exit\n' | nc 127.0.0.1 5151 >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done
+until printf 'exit\n' | nc 127.0.0.1 5151 >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done; sleep 1
 
 if [ -t 0 ] || [ -t 1 ]; then
 	exec rlwrap nc 127.0.0.1 5151