diff --git a/run/root/getvpnport.sh b/run/root/getvpnport.sh
index ff4fd34..e56a39c 100644
--- a/run/root/getvpnport.sh
+++ b/run/root/getvpnport.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ pia_api_url="http://${pia_api_host}:${pia_api_port}"
 # remove previous run output file
 rm -f /home/nobody/vpn_incoming_port.txt
 
+# wait for vpn tunnel to come up before proceeding
+source /home/nobody/getvpnip.sh
+
 # check we are provider pia (note this env var is passed through to up script via openvpn --sentenv option)
 if [[ "${VPN_PROV}" == "pia" ]]; then