diff --git a/mcord-release/mcord-services/Chart.yaml b/mcord-release/mcord-services/Chart.yaml
index c52dfe9..fa5ae40 100644
--- a/mcord-release/mcord-services/Chart.yaml
+++ b/mcord-release/mcord-services/Chart.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 appVersion: "1.0"
 description: M-CORD services with OMEC inside
 name: mcord-services
-version: 0.1.6
+version: 0.1.7
diff --git a/mcord-release/mcord-services/templates/spgwc.yaml b/mcord-release/mcord-services/templates/spgwc.yaml
index 326991c..8082208 100644
--- a/mcord-release/mcord-services/templates/spgwc.yaml
+++ b/mcord-release/mcord-services/templates/spgwc.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
         while [ ! -f ${SHARED_DIR}/SGW_S1U_IP ]; do echo "Waiting for SGW_S1U_IP"; sleep 2; done
         SGW_S1U_IP=$(cat ${SHARED_DIR}/SGW_S1U_IP)
     fi
+    until dig +short ${MME_S11_IP} | grep -v -e '^$' > /dev/null; do
+        echo "Waiting for MME";
+        sleep 5;
+    done
 
     MGMT_INFO="-s ${CP_ADDR} -m ${MME_S11_IP} -w ${SGW_S1U_IP}"
     APN_INFO="-i ${IP_POOL_IP} -p ${IP_POOL_MASK} -a ${APN}"