diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
index 629b840..d2daf8c 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/postfix/run
@@ -4,14 +4,5 @@ trap "postfix stop" SIGINT
 trap "postfix stop" SIGTERM
 trap "postfix reload" SIGHUP
 
-# start postfix
 postfix start
-
-# lets give postfix some time to start
-sleep 3
-
-# wait until postfix is dead (triggered by trap)
-while kill -0 "`cat /var/spool/postfix/pid/master.pid`"; do
-  sleep 5
-done
-
+sleep infinity