diff --git a/frontend/.docker/entrypoint.sh b/frontend/.docker/entrypoint.sh
index 3842b5a..7aa167e 100755
--- a/frontend/.docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/frontend/.docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@
 : ${BACKEND_HOST:=localhost}
 : ${BACKEND_PORT:=8080}
 
+# Wait until the backend host is resolvable
+echo "Waiting for backend host $BACKEND_HOST..."
+until getent hosts "$BACKEND_HOST" > /dev/null; do
+  sleep 1
+done
+
 envsubst '$BACKEND_HOST $BACKEND_PORT' < /etc/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.template > /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
 exec nginx -g 'daemon off;'