diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index ced1bcd..0d1542f 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ function usage {
 	exit $1
 }
 
+function log {
+	message="$1"
+	echo -e "`date` - $message"
+}
+
 ## Parameters ##
 
 while getopts ':p:h' opt; do
@@ -43,11 +48,11 @@ cd $DIR
 
 sudo=""
 if [[ $LOGNAME != "root" ]]; then
-	echo "`date` - Using sudo since user is '$LOGNAME'."
+	log "Using sudo since user is '$LOGNAME'."
 	sudo="sudo"
 fi
 
-echo "`date` - Check if any system dependencies need installed."
+log "Check if any system dependencies need installed."
 if [[ ! `which php` ]]; then
 	echo "- Installing PHP"
 	$sudo apt-get install -y php-cli
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ if [[ ! `which npm` ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Directories and allowed page types are executable, others are not.
-echo "`date` - Fix any strange file permissions."
+log "Fix any strange file permissions."
 find ./pages/ | while read file; do
 	if [[ $file == *".php" || $file == *".sh" || -d $file ]]; then
 		mode=755
@@ -72,30 +77,43 @@ find ./pages/ | while read file; do
 	chmod -c $mode $file
 done
 
-echo "`date` - Check if any node modules need updated/installed."
+log "Check if any node modules need updated/installed."
 npm install
 
 # Reset generated index files.
-echo "`date` - Removing old index files."
+log "Removing old index files."
 find files/photos/ -name "*".html -print -delete
 {
+	count=1
 	http_code=0
+	port="${ports%% *}"
+	if [[ -z $port ]]; then
+		port="8080"
+	fi
+	photos_uri=":$port/photos/"
 	while [[ $http_code != "200" ]]; do
-		sleep 1
-		echo "`date` - Checking if /photos/ is ready yet."
-		http_code="`curl --silent --fail --w '\n%{http_code}' localhost:8080/photos | tail -n 1`"
-		echo "`date` - Check for /photos/ responded with '$http_code'."
+		log "Sleeping for '$count' while waiting for $photos_uri to come up."
+		sleep $count
+		log "Checking if $photos_uri is available."
+		http_code="`curl --silent --fail --w '\n%{http_code}' localhost$photos_uri | tail -n 1`"
+		log "Check for $photos_uri responded with '$http_code'."
+		if (( $count >= 10 )); then
+			log "Giving up on loading $photos_uri after '$count' attempts."
+			break
+		else
+			count=$(( count + 1 ))
+		fi
 	done
-	echo "`date` - Finished loading /photos/."
+	log "Finished checking for /photos/."
 } &
 
 ## Main ##
 
-echo "`date` - Start website API."
+log "Start website API."
 node ./main.js $ports
 status=$?
 
 ## Finish ##
 
-echo "`date` - Exiting with status '$status'."
+log "Exiting with status '$status'."
 exit $status