diff --git a/wsl-oobe.sh b/wsl-oobe.sh
index b55e831..b246933 100644
--- a/wsl-oobe.sh
+++ b/wsl-oobe.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ set -ueo pipefail
 DEFAULT_USER_ID=1000
 
 if systemctl is-enabled cloud-init.service > /dev/null ; then
-  echo 'cloud-init is enabled, skipping user account creation'
+  echo 'cloud-init is enabled, skipping user account creation. Waiting for cloud-init to finish.'
+  cloud-init status --wait > /dev/null 2>&1
   exit 0
 fi