diff --git a/msa/tb/docker-cassandra/start-db.sh b/msa/tb/docker-cassandra/start-db.sh
index 92423de9a8..d42281d155 100644
--- a/msa/tb/docker-cassandra/start-db.sh
+++ b/msa/tb/docker-cassandra/start-db.sh
@@ -24,16 +24,23 @@ if [ ! -d ${PGDATA} ]; then
     ${PG_CTL} initdb
 fi
 
-exec setsid nohup postgres >> ${PGLOG}/postgres.log 2>&1 &
+echo "Starting Postgresql..."
+${PG_CTL} start
+
+RETRIES="${PG_ISREADY_RETRIES:-300}"
+until pg_isready -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres --quiet || [ $RETRIES -eq 0 ]
+do
+    echo "Connecting to Postgres, $((RETRIES--)) attempts left..."
+    sleep 1
+done
 
 if [ ! -f ${firstlaunch} ]; then
-    sleep 2
-    while ! psql -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE thingsboard"
-    do
-      sleep 1
-    done
+    echo "Creating database..."
+    psql -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE thingsboard"
 fi
 
+echo "Postgresql is ready"
+
 cassandra_data_dir=${CASSANDRA_DATA}
 cassandra_data_link=/var/lib/cassandra
 
diff --git a/msa/tb/docker-postgres/start-db.sh b/msa/tb/docker-postgres/start-db.sh
index ff2805feab..917287f35c 100644
--- a/msa/tb/docker-postgres/start-db.sh
+++ b/msa/tb/docker-postgres/start-db.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,19 @@ if [ ! -d ${PGDATA} ]; then
     ${PG_CTL} initdb
 fi
 
-exec setsid nohup postgres >> ${PGLOG}/postgres.log 2>&1 &
+echo "Starting Postgresql..."
+${PG_CTL} start
+
+RETRIES="${PG_ISREADY_RETRIES:-300}"
+until pg_isready -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres --quiet || [ $RETRIES -eq 0 ]
+do
+    echo "Connecting to Postgres, $((RETRIES--)) attempts left..."
+    sleep 1
+done
 
 if [ ! -f ${firstlaunch} ]; then
-    sleep 2
-    while ! psql -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE thingsboard"
-    do
-      sleep 1
-    done
-fi
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+    echo "Creating database..."
+    psql -U ${pkg.user} -d postgres -c "CREATE DATABASE thingsboard"
+fi
+
+echo "Postgresql is ready"
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diff --git a/msa/tb/docker/install-tb.sh b/msa/tb/docker/install-tb.sh
index ff9ae7f496..3395e63c84 100644
--- a/msa/tb/docker/install-tb.sh
+++ b/msa/tb/docker/install-tb.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ source "${CONF_FOLDER}/${configfile}"
 
 echo "Starting ThingsBoard installation ..."
 
+set -e
+
 java -cp ${jarfile} $JAVA_OPTS -Dloader.main=org.thingsboard.server.ThingsboardInstallApplication \
                     -Dinstall.load_demo=${loadDemo} \
                     -Dspring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none \
diff --git a/msa/tb/docker/start-tb.sh b/msa/tb/docker/start-tb.sh
index 5c3b17fb72..30a16413b6 100755
--- a/msa/tb/docker/start-tb.sh
+++ b/msa/tb/docker/start-tb.sh
@@ -25,15 +25,18 @@ firstlaunch=${DATA_FOLDER}/.firstlaunch
 source "${CONF_FOLDER}/${configfile}"
 
 if [ ! -f ${firstlaunch} ]; then
-    install-tb.sh --loadDemo
-    touch ${firstlaunch}
+    install-tb.sh --loadDemo && touch ${firstlaunch}
 fi
 
-echo "Starting ThingsBoard ..."
+if [ -f ${firstlaunch} ]; then
+    echo "Starting ThingsBoard ..."
 
-java -cp ${jarfile} $JAVA_OPTS -Dloader.main=org.thingsboard.server.ThingsboardServerApplication \
-                    -Dspring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none \
-                    -Dlogging.config=${CONF_FOLDER}/logback.xml \
-                    org.springframework.boot.loader.PropertiesLauncher
+    java -cp ${jarfile} $JAVA_OPTS -Dloader.main=org.thingsboard.server.ThingsboardServerApplication \
+                        -Dspring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none \
+                        -Dlogging.config=${CONF_FOLDER}/logback.xml \
+                        org.springframework.boot.loader.PropertiesLauncher
+else
+    echo "ERROR: ThingsBoard is not installed"
+fi
 
 stop-db.sh
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