diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/media/gluetun-qbittorrent.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/media/gluetun-qbittorrent.yaml
index 4902637..a0548d6 100644
--- a/servers/legion/k8s/media/gluetun-qbittorrent.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/media/gluetun-qbittorrent.yaml
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ spec:
             - sh
             - -c
             - |
-              apk add -q libnatpmp curl 2>/dev/null
-              echo "Waiting for VPN and qBittorrent to start..."
+              echo "Waiting for VPN to establish before installing packages..."
               sleep 30
+              until apk add -q libnatpmp curl 2>/dev/null; do
+                echo "apk failed (VPN not ready?), retrying in 10s..."
+                sleep 10
+              done
+              echo "Packages installed, starting NAT-PMP loop"
               while true; do
                 # Request port forwarding from ProtonVPN NAT-PMP gateway
                 OUT=$(natpmpc -a 0 0 udp 60 -g 10.2.0.1 2>&1)