diff --git a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon.go b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon.go
index 038628c..c2ffdb8 100644
--- a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon.go
+++ b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon.go
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ func runDaemonPmuxOnce(
 		),
 	}
 
-	doneCh := ctx.Done()
-
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	defer wg.Wait()
 
@@ -130,18 +128,28 @@ func runDaemonPmuxOnce(
 		pmuxlib.Run(ctx, os.Stdout, os.Stderr, pmuxConfig)
 	}()
 
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
+	if err := waitForGarageAndNebula(ctx, hostBootstrap, daemonConfig); err != nil {
+		return bootstrap.Bootstrap{}, fmt.Errorf("waiting for nebula/garage to start up: %w", err)
+	}
 
-		if err := waitForGarageAndNebula(ctx, hostBootstrap, daemonConfig); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "aborted waiting for garage instances to be accessible: %v\n", err)
-			return
+	err = doOnce(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := hostBootstrap.PutGarageBoostrapHost(ctx); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "updating host info in garage: %v\n", err)
+			return err
 		}
 
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return bootstrap.Bootstrap{}, fmt.Errorf("updating host info in garage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations) > 0 {
+
 		err := doOnce(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-			if err := hostBootstrap.PutGarageBoostrapHost(ctx); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "updating host info in garage: %v\n", err)
+			if err := garageApplyLayout(ctx, hostBootstrap, daemonConfig); err != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "applying garage layout: %v\n", err)
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -149,33 +157,8 @@ func runDaemonPmuxOnce(
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "aborted updating host info in garage: %v\n", err)
+			return bootstrap.Bootstrap{}, fmt.Errorf("applying garage layout: %w", err)
 		}
-	}()
-
-	if len(daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations) > 0 {
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			if err := waitForGarageAndNebula(ctx, hostBootstrap, daemonConfig); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "aborted waiting for garage instances to be accessible: %v\n", err)
-				return
-			}
-
-			err := doOnce(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
-				if err := garageApplyLayout(ctx, hostBootstrap, daemonConfig); err != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "applying garage layout: %v\n", err)
-					return err
-				}
-
-				return nil
-			})
-
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "aborted applying garage layout: %v\n", err)
-			}
-		}()
 	}
 
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(3 * time.Minute)
@@ -184,7 +167,7 @@ func runDaemonPmuxOnce(
 	for {
 		select {
 
-		case <-doneCh:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return bootstrap.Bootstrap{}, ctx.Err()
 
 		case <-ticker.C:
diff --git a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon_util.go b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon_util.go
index 5d3340f..49bd3e2 100644
--- a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon_util.go
+++ b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/daemon_util.go
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ func doOnce(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context) error) error {
 			return ctxErr
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/garage_util.go b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/garage_util.go
index 1d0b262..b0c15ad 100644
--- a/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/garage_util.go
+++ b/entrypoint/src/cmd/entrypoint/garage_util.go
@@ -36,12 +36,16 @@ func waitForGarageAndNebula(
 	daemonConfig daemon.Config,
 ) error {
 
+	if err := waitForNebula(ctx, hostBootstrap); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("waiting for nebula to start: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	allocs := daemonConfig.Storage.Allocations
 
 	// if this host doesn't have any allocations specified then fall back to
 	// waiting for nebula
 	if len(allocs) == 0 {
-		return waitForNebula(ctx, hostBootstrap)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	for _, alloc := range allocs {
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ func waitForGarageAndNebula(
 		)
 
 		if err := adminClient.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("waiting for instance %q to start up: %w", adminAddr, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("waiting for garage instance %q to start up: %w", adminAddr, err)
 		}
 	}