diff --git a/services/website.nix b/services/website.nix
index fd45a89..47fd667 100755
--- a/services/website.nix
+++ b/services/website.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ in {
     wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
 
     script = ''
+      echo "Sleeping for 25 seconds to allow forgejo to start"
+      ${pkgs.busybox}/bin/sleep 25
       echo "Making temporary folder"
       path=$(mktemp -d)
       echo "Cloning repo"