diff --git a/shadowsocks/playbook.yml b/shadowsocks/playbook.yml
index c808fc0..03298b5 100644
--- a/shadowsocks/playbook.yml
+++ b/shadowsocks/playbook.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
         update_cache: yes
         state: latest
 
+    - name: ensure docker is running
+      service:
+        name: docker
+        state: started
+
     - name: ensure pip is installed
       shell: 'curl -sSL https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python2'
       args:
@@ -29,11 +34,6 @@
         executable: pip2
         state: present
 
-    - name: ensure docker is running
-      service:
-        name: docker
-        state: started
-
     - name: ensure shadowsocks is started
       docker:
         name: shadowsocks
@@ -46,3 +46,10 @@
           PASSWORD: "{{password}}"
         restart_policy: always
         state: started
+
+    - name: wait for shadowsocks
+      wait_for:
+        host: "{{ansible_eth0.ipv4.address}}"
+        port: "{{port}}"
+        delay: 5
+