diff --git a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/adsbx-stats b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/adsbx-stats
index 489899f..3378afc 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/adsbx-stats
+++ b/rootfs/etc/s6-overlay/scripts/adsbx-stats
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG="${ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG#"${ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG%%[![:space:]]*}"}
 ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG="${ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG//; /;}"
 if ! grep -i adsbexchange.com <<< "$ULTRAFEEDER_CONFIG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     "${s6wrap[@]}" echo "AdsbExchange not configured - no stats package needed"
-    exec sleep infinity
+    sleep infinity & wait $!
 fi
 
 # Install the Stats package:
@@ -27,10 +27,26 @@ fi
 if [[ ! -f /usr/local/bin/json-status ]]; then
     if ! curl -sSL -o /usr/local/bin/json-status https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ADSBexchange/adsbexchange-stats/master/json-status; then
         "${s6wrap[@]}" echo "ERROR: AdsbExchange configure, but cannot download stats package! AdsbExchange will be fed but stats will not be available"
-        exec sleep infinity
+        sleep infinity & wait $!
     fi
     chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/json-status
 fi
 
 mkdir -p /run/adsbexchange-stats
+
+# wait until readsb is established...
+if ! pgrep readsb >/dev/null; then
+    if [[ -z "${LOGLEVEL}" ]] || [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "verbose" ]]; then
+        "${s6wrap[@]}" --args echo "Delaying start of the AdsbExchange Stats module until container is established..."
+    fi
+    while ! pgrep readsb >/dev/null
+        do
+        sleep 2 & wait $!
+    done
+    # wait 2 seconds after readsb process exists
+    sleep 2 & wait $!
+fi
+
+"${s6wrap[@]}" --args echo "invoking: /usr/local/bin/json-status"
+
 "${s6wrap[@]}" /usr/local/bin/json-status
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