diff --git a/appstore.js b/appstore.js
index f917011..29a7fe1 100644
--- a/appstore.js
+++ b/appstore.js
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ AppStore.prototype.waitForCloudron = function (boxId) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!boxInfo) throw new Error('waitForCloudron: could not get cloudron status');
+    if (!boxInfo || boxInfo.status !== 'ready') throw new Error('waitForCloudron: could not get cloudron status');
 
     debug('Box created in %s minutes with IP:%s'.green, (new Date() - creationTime) / 60000, res.body.box.ip);