diff --git a/bin/start b/bin/start
index d7732ed8..c5c5a8e1 100755
--- a/bin/start
+++ b/bin/start
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [ "$RAILS_ENV" = "production" ]; then
+if [ "$RAILS_ENV" = "production" ] && [ "$DB_ADAPTER" = "postgresql" ]; then
     while ! curl http://$DB_HOST:${DB_PORT:-5432}/ 2>&1 | grep '52'
     do
       echo "Waiting for postgres to start up ..."