diff --git a/keyserver/src/keyserver.js b/keyserver/src/keyserver.js
--- a/keyserver/src/keyserver.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/keyserver.js
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@
     if (isSecondaryNode) {
       let dbVersion;
       do {
-        await sleep(5000);
-
         dbVersion = await fetchDBVersion();
+
+        await sleep(5000);
       } while (dbVersion < latestWrapInTransactionAndBlockRequestsVersion);
     }