diff --git a/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh b/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
index a1734cb8..2c32d0be 100644
--- a/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/Containers/nextcloud/entrypoint.sh
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ fi
 # Talk recording
 if [ -d "/var/www/html/custom_apps/spreed" ]; then
     if [ "$TALK_RECORDING_ENABLED" = 'yes' ]; then
+        while ! nc -z "$TALK_RECORDING_HOST" 1234; do
+            echo "waiting for Talk Recording to become available..."
+            sleep 5
+        done
         # TODO: migrate to occ command if that becomes available
         RECORDING_SERVERS_STRING="{\"servers\":[{\"server\":\"http://$TALK_RECORDING_HOST:1234/\",\"verify\":true}],\"secret\":\"$RECORDING_SECRET\"}"
         php /var/www/html/occ config:app:set spreed recording_servers --value="$RECORDING_SERVERS_STRING"