diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index cf3af15..6d7a897 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
-# Start the supervisor
-/usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisord.conf
 
-# Start the allocator 
+# Start supervisord in the background
+/usr/bin/supervisord -c /etc/supervisord.conf &
+
+# Wait until the Munge socket is ready
+MUNGE_SOCKET_PATH="/var/run/munge/munge.socket.2"
+
+echo "Waiting for Munge socket to be ready..."
+while [ ! -S "$MUNGE_SOCKET_PATH" ]; do
+    sleep 1  # Wait for 1 second before checking again
+done
+
+echo "Munge socket is ready. Starting Python script."
+
+# Start the Python script
 python3 /home/watcloud-slurm-ci/main.py
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