diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/start.yml
index 0feae4be6a..317c497a19 100755
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/tasks/start.yml
@@ -46,3 +46,6 @@
   command: docker exec haproxy /opt/kolla/ensure_latest_config.sh
   register: status
   changed_when: status.stdout.find('changed') != -1
+
+- name: Waiting for virtual IP to appear
+  wait_for: host="{{ kolla_internal_address }}" port="{{ mariadb_port }}"