diff --git a/routes/api.js b/routes/api.js
index 4db3a64..1ef1483 100644
--- a/routes/api.js
+++ b/routes/api.js
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ var startWorkers = function(clworker, stopPercent){
 			var name = 'crunner-'+(Math.random()*100).toString().replace('.','');
 			return lxc.startEphemeral(name, 'crunner0', clworker.ip, function(data){
 				console.log('worker:', clworker.name, 'name:', name)
+				if( !data.ip ) return setTimeout(startWorkers(clworker),0);
+
 				availContainers.push({
 					ip: data.ip,
 					name: name,