diff --git a/wpe/wpe-init b/wpe/wpe-init
index 3bb95ca0..64fe2879 100644
--- a/wpe/wpe-init
+++ b/wpe/wpe-init
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ if [[ ! -z ${GALLERY_URL} ]]
   then
     echo "Loading gallery"
     WPE_URL="file:///var/lib/public_html/index.html"
-
-    # wait for it
-    sleep 5
 fi
 
 if [[ ! -z ${WPE_URL+x} ]]
   then
+    sleep 5
     wget --post-data "url=$WPE_URL" http://localhost:8080/launch/
 fi