diff --git a/api/utils.py b/api/utils.py
index 3d51eb3..2f5d69d 100644
--- a/api/utils.py
+++ b/api/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from flask_jwt_extended import get_jwt_identity
 from models import User, db
 import os
 from sqlalchemy import text
-from sqlalchemy.exc import DatabaseError
+from sqlalchemy.exc import DatabaseError, InterfaceError
 import time
 from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def wait_for_db(max_retries):
                 connection.execute(text("SELECT 1"))
             db_ready = True
             return
-        except DatabaseError:
+        except DatabaseError | InterfaceError:
             time.sleep(3)
     raise Exception("Failed to connect to database.")