diff --git a/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.desk b/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.desk
index 1c53c1f..ab026f2 100755
--- a/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.desk
+++ b/.config/polybar/scripts/updates-arch-combined.sh.desk
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Seems like the network is not up yet when this script is launched
+# for the first time, causing an error. So wait a bit
+sleep 5
 updates_arch=$(/usr/bin/checkupdates | wc -l)
 
 if ! updates_aur=$(trizen -Su --aur --quiet | wc -l); then