diff --git a/start.bat b/start.bat
index 377e063..5f710bc 100644
--- a/start.bat
+++ b/start.bat
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ if errorlevel 1 (
     goto waitForDocker
 )
 
+:waitForDaemon
+docker info >nul 2>&1
+if errorlevel 1 (
+    timeout /t 1 >nul
+    goto waitForDaemon
+)
+
 echo Starting docker compose
 cd ".\mediamtx"
 docker compose up -d