diff --git a/etherpad/etherpad.py b/etherpad/etherpad.py
index 0b2fdb05b279117edb8f4e2d5d74a7676bf26cba..2297ed1ca4373b57b537b2adc83da01cac1d064a 100644
--- a/etherpad/etherpad.py
+++ b/etherpad/etherpad.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class EtherpadCollector(object):
         for instance in self.instances:
             data = self._get_stats(instance)
             if data is None:
-                print('Unable to get stats from Etherpad instance : ' + instance['url'])
                 continue
             # Create metrics
             metrics.append({
@@ -90,10 +89,10 @@ class EtherpadCollector(object):
         stats_plugin = requests.get(instance['url'] + "/stats.json")
         stats_native = requests.get(instance['url'] + "/stats")
         if stats_plugin.status_code != 200:
-            print("Unable to get stats.json : HTTP {}".format(stats_plugin.status_code))
+            print("Unable to get stats.json from {} : HTTP {}".format(instance['name'], stats_plugin.status_code))
             return None
         if stats_native.status_code != 200:
-            print("Unable to get stats : HTTP {}".format(stats_plugin.status_code))
+            print("Unable to get stats from {} : HTTP {}".format(instance['name'], stats_plugin.status_code))
             return None
         try:
             plugin = json.loads(stats_plugin.text)
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index fd00e001c1619fb45b37aa761844e4a78c4da190..c9ca30cb4e361e4e18e6eae4617615ee58f47107 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from influxdb import InfluxDBClient
 from etherpad import EtherpadCollector
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def influxb_connect(config):
     except Exception as e:
         print("Cannot connect to {} : {}".format(o.hostname, e))
         print("If InfluxDB has just started, this is normal, please wait!")
+        return None
 
 
 def main():
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ def main():
         print('You need to add InfluxDB configuration on your config file.')
         sys.exit(1)
     influx_client = influxb_connect(config['influxdb'])
+    while influx_client is None:
+        print("InfluxDB not available, retrying in 5 seconds...")
+        time.sleep(5)
+        influx_client = influxb_connect(config['influxdb'])
 
     # Get Etherpad metrics and push to InfluxDB
     if 'etherpad' in config['modules']: