diff --git a/setup-viirb.sh b/setup-viirb.sh
index 3e60825..d5337de 100755
--- a/setup-viirb.sh
+++ b/setup-viirb.sh
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ uci set network.lanv4temp.netmask='255.255.255.0'
 uci commit network
 /etc/init.d/network restart
 
+# ensure internet is up and running
+sleep 3
+ping -c5 ungleich.ch
+
 # update the sources
 opkg update