diff --git a/packages/network/samba/scripts/52_samba b/packages/network/samba/scripts/52_samba
index 0d054230b5..7ebc7b5215 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/scripts/52_samba
+++ b/packages/network/samba/scripts/52_samba
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
     if [ "$SAMBA_START" = "true" ]; then
 
+    # sleep 2 sec to be ensure network is started
+      usleep 2000000
+
       progress  "Starting Samba server"
 
       SMB_USERCONF="/storage/.config/samba.conf"