--- cups-pdf.postinst~	2011-09-13 09:50:15.000000000 +0200
+++ cups-pdf.postinst	2011-09-13 10:03:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@
 		then
 			invoke-rc.d cups force-reload || invoke-rc.d cups start || true
 		fi
+		# Wait until CUPS gets ready ...
+		if lpstat -r 2> /dev/null | grep -q not; then 
+		        /bin/echo -en Waiting for CUPS to get ready
+			t=0
+			while lpstat -r 2> /dev/null | grep -q not; do
+			        t=$(($t + 1))
+				if [ $t = 10 ]; then
+				        echo
+				        echo 'CUPS is not running!'
+					break
+				fi
+				sleep 1
+				/bin/echo -en "."
+			done
+			echo
+		fi
 	        # Create a PDF queue if we have none yet.
 		if [ -z "$(LC_ALL=C lpstat -h localhost -v 2>/dev/null | grep 'cups-pdf:/')" ]
 		then