diff --git a/update_immich.yml b/update_immich.yml
index 0b0aa02..05e099a 100644
--- a/update_immich.yml
+++ b/update_immich.yml
@@ -104,8 +104,13 @@
         port: "{{ immich_port }}"
         timeout: 120
 
-    - name: Check Immich API ping
+    - name: Check Immich API ping (retry until ready)
       ansible.builtin.uri:
         url: "http://127.0.0.1:{{ immich_port }}/api/server/ping"
         status_code: 200
         return_content: true
+      register: immich_ping
+      retries: 40
+      delay: 3
+      until: immich_ping.status == 200 and ('pong' in (immich_ping.content | default('')))
+      changed_when: false
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