diff --git a/src/taskmanager.js b/src/taskmanager.js
index 996fdf27f..c5f894190 100644
--- a/src/taskmanager.js
+++ b/src/taskmanager.js
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ function initialize(callback) {
 
     locker.on('unlocked', startNextTask);
 
-    if (cloudron.isConfiguredSync()) {
-        resumeTasks();
-    } else {
-        cloudron.events.on(cloudron.EVENT_CONFIGURED, resumeTasks);
-    }
-
     setTimeout(function () {
         gPlatformReady = true;
-        resumeTasks();
+
+        if (cloudron.isConfiguredSync()) {
+            resumeTasks();
+        } else {
+            cloudron.events.on(cloudron.EVENT_CONFIGURED, resumeTasks);
+        }
     }, 30000); // wait 30 seconds to signal platform ready
 
     callback();