diff --git a/backend/entrypoint.sh b/backend/entrypoint.sh
index b97aaa0b68550818cc8aeef3cebeccc63b0766c8..e9b591eea42e96e4d7a55748a714ca3254f94349 100755
--- a/backend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 export PYTHONUNBUFFERED=TRUE
 mkdir -p /logs
-
+service statd start
 python image_similarity/main.py 2>&1 | tee /logs/gunicorn_image_similarity.log &
 python manage.py showmigrations | tee /logs/show_migrate.log
 python manage.py migrate | tee /logs/command_migrate.log