diff --git a/scripts/autoinstall.sh b/scripts/autoinstall.sh
index ff0b8ec..e02002f 100755
--- a/scripts/autoinstall.sh
+++ b/scripts/autoinstall.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ then
     curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 fi
 
+echo "Starting docker daemon and sleeping for 10 seconds..."
+dockerd &
+sleep 10
+
 echo "Checking if docker-compose is installed..."
 docker-compose --version
 if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]