diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index abbcee7..a456fa5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ SHELL ["sh", "-c"]
 # so this odd-looking script forces the update process
 # to work using the -s argument of toybox-su instead, which is working.
 RUN sh -T /dev/ptmx -c "$TERMUX__PREFIX/bin/dnsmasq -u root -g root --pid-file=/dnsmasq.pid" && \
-    sleep 1 && \
     echo '#!/system/bin/sh' > /update.sh && \
     echo "PATH=$TERMUX__PREFIX/bin" >> /update.sh && \
+    echo 'while [ ! -f /dnsmasq.pid ]; do' >> /update.sh && \
+    echo 'sleep 1' >> /update.sh && \
+    echo 'done' >> /update.sh && \
     echo "source $TERMUX__PREFIX/bin/termux-setup-package-manager" >> /update.sh && \
     echo 'if [ "$TERMUX_APP_PACKAGE_MANAGER" = "apt" ]; then' >> /update.sh && \
     echo 'apt update' >> /update.sh && \
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 4e56612..e4bd790 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$(pidof dnsmasq)" ]; then
+	rm -f /dnsmasq.pid
 	/system/bin/sh -T /dev/ptmx -c "dnsmasq -u root -g root --pid-file=/dnsmasq.pid" >/dev/null 2>&1
-	sleep 1
-	if [ -z "$(pidof dnsmasq)" ]; then
-		echo "[!] Failed to start dnsmasq, host name resolution may fail." >&2
-	fi
 fi
 
+while [ ! -f /dnsmasq.pid ]; do
+	sleep 1
+done
+
 exec /system/bin/su -s "$PREFIX/bin/env" system -- \
 	-i \
 	ANDROID_DATA="$ANDROID_DATA" \
diff --git a/entrypoint_root.sh b/entrypoint_root.sh
index 97d0ee8..e9986bc 100755
--- a/entrypoint_root.sh
+++ b/entrypoint_root.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$(pidof dnsmasq)" ]; then
+	rm -f /dnsmasq.pid
 	/system/bin/sh -T /dev/ptmx -c "dnsmasq -u root -g root --pid-file=/dnsmasq.pid" >/dev/null 2>&1
-	sleep 1
-	if [ -z "$(pidof dnsmasq)" ]; then
-		echo "[!] Failed to start dnsmasq, host name resolution may fail." >&2
-	fi
 fi
 
+while [ ! -f /dnsmasq.pid ]; do
+	sleep 1
+done
+
 exec "$@"