diff --git a/scripts/e2e-docker-start b/scripts/e2e-docker-start
index 13944eedfe7..8127b0d49d5 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-docker-start
+++ b/scripts/e2e-docker-start
@@ -49,3 +49,16 @@ if [ "$STATUS" != "200" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "Dashboard UI is ready"
+
+echo "Waiting for webhook to be running..."
+okay=0
+while [ $okay -lt 20 ] ; do
+  if docker exec cypress kubectl -n cattle-system get po -l app=rancher-webhook | grep -q '1/1.*Running' ; then
+    break
+  else
+    echo "Webhook not ready, checking again in 10s..."
+    okay=$((okay+1))
+    sleep 10
+  fi
+done
+echo "Rancher is ready"