diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 25c7b03..23141d4 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
       - DOCKER_HOST=tcp://docker:2375
     commands:
       - apk add curl
-      - sleep 5 # wait for docker service to come up
       - docker login -u $DOCKER_USERNAME -p $DOCKER_PASSWORD registry.yetaga.in
       - docker build -t registry.yetaga.in/library:latest .
       - docker push registry.yetaga.in/library:latest