diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index db4e8ea..040e8d6 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ else
     exit 1
   fi
 	echo "Starting as a cluster"
-	rm /etc/ctdb/ctdbd.conf
+	rm -f /etc/ctdb/ctdbd.conf
 	# For CTDB variables see https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/ctdb/ctdbd.conf.5.en.html
 	export CTDB_ENABLED=true
 	echo 'CTDB_NODES=!/resolveNodes.sh '"$CLUSTER_NODE_NAMES" >> /etc/ctdb/ctdbd.conf
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ if [ -z "$REAL_REALM" ]; then
 	if [ "$CTDB_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
 		((/usr/sbin/ctdbd --interactive)&)
 		CTDB_PID=$!
+		sleep 10
 	fi
   net ads join --no-dns-updates -U"$ADMIN_ACCOUNT"%"$ADMIN_PASSWORD"
 	if [ "$CTDB_ENABLED" = "true" ]; then
@@ -173,16 +174,12 @@ pipe_owner="root:samba-exporter"
 request_pipe_file="/run/samba_exporter.request.pipe"
 response_pipe_file="/run/samba_exporter.response.pipe"
 
-if [ -p "$request_pipe_file" ]; then
-    rm "$request_pipe_file"
-fi
+rm -f "$request_pipe_file"
 mkfifo "$request_pipe_file"
 chown "$pipe_owner" "$request_pipe_file"
 chmod "$pipe_permissions" "$request_pipe_file"
 
-if [ -p "$response_pipe_file" ]; then
-    rm "$response_pipe_file"
-fi
+rm -f "$response_pipe_file"
 mkfifo "$response_pipe_file"
 chown "$pipe_owner" "$response_pipe_file"
 chmod "$pipe_permissions" "$response_pipe_file"