diff --git a/Vagrant/scripts/install-autorunstowineventlog.ps1 b/Vagrant/scripts/install-autorunstowineventlog.ps1
index 693331c..fd36469 100644
--- a/Vagrant/scripts/install-autorunstowineventlog.ps1
+++ b/Vagrant/scripts/install-autorunstowineventlog.ps1
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ If ((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AutorunsToWinEventLog" -ea silent) -eq $null)
     . c:\Users\vagrant\AppData\Local\Temp\windows-event-forwarding-master\AutorunsToWinEventLog\Install.ps1
     Write-Host "AutorunsToWinEventLog installed. Starting the scheduled task. Future runs will begin at 11am"
     Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AutorunsToWinEventLog"
+    # https://mcpmag.com/articles/2018/03/16/wait-action-function-powershell.aspx
+    # Wait 30 seconds for the scheduled task to enter the "Running" state
+    $Timeout = 30
+    $timer = [Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew()
+    while (($timer.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt $Timeout) -and ((Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AutorunsToWinEventLog").State -ne "Running")) {
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
+        Write-Host "Still waiting for scheduled task to start after "$timer.Elapsed.Seconds" seconds..."
+    }
+    $timer.Stop()
     $Tsk = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName "AutorunsToWinEventLog"
     if ($Tsk.State -ne "Running")
     {