diff --git a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Paragraph.java b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Paragraph.java
index 7807abba416..fb99a87ab32 100644
--- a/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Paragraph.java
+++ b/zeppelin-zengine/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/notebook/Paragraph.java
@@ -289,9 +289,12 @@ protected Object jobRun() throws Throwable {
       logger.error("Can not find interpreter name " + repl);
       throw new RuntimeException("Can not find interpreter for " + getRequiredReplName());
     }
-
+    InterpreterSetting intp = getInterpreterSettingById(repl.getInterpreterGroup().getId());
+    while (intp.getStatus().equals(
+      org.apache.zeppelin.interpreter.InterpreterSetting.Status.DOWNLOADING_DEPENDENCIES)) {
+      Thread.sleep(200);
+    }
     if (this.noteHasUser() && this.noteHasInterpreters()) {
-      InterpreterSetting intp = getInterpreterSettingById(repl.getInterpreterGroup().getId());
       if (intp != null &&
         interpreterHasUser(intp) &&
         isUserAuthorizedToAccessInterpreter(intp.getOption()) == false) {