diff --git a/hosting/couchdb/runner.sh b/hosting/couchdb/runner.sh
index a114e090b8..7ee24327a1 100644
--- a/hosting/couchdb/runner.sh
+++ b/hosting/couchdb/runner.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ done
 
 # CouchDB needs the `_users` and `_replicator` databases to exist before it will
 # function correctly, so we create them here.
-sleep infinity
 curl -X PUT -u "${COUCHDB_USER}:${COUCHDB_PASSWORD}" http://localhost:5984/_users
 curl -X PUT -u "${COUCHDB_USER}:${COUCHDB_PASSWORD}" http://localhost:5984/_replicator
 sleep infinity