diff --git a/install/goaway-install.sh b/install/goaway-install.sh
index 4a9af181b..061ebfb7b 100644
--- a/install/goaway-install.sh
+++ b/install/goaway-install.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 EOF
 systemctl enable -q --now goaway
 sleep 10
-ADMIN_PASS=$(awk -F': ' '/Randomly generated admin password:/ {print $2}' /var/log/goaway.log | tail -n1)
+for i in {1..30}; do
+  ADMIN_PASS=$(awk -F': ' "/Randomly generated admin password:/ {print \$2; exit}" /var/log/goaway.log)
+  [ -n "$ADMIN_PASS" ] && break
+  sleep 1
+done
 {
   echo "GoAway Credentials"
   echo "Admin User: admin"