diff --git a/freepbx/entrypoint.sh b/freepbx/entrypoint.sh
index 96def5c80..21b705528 100755
--- a/freepbx/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/freepbx/entrypoint.sh
@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ while (\$row = \$sth->fetch(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
   '${NETHCTI_DB_PASSWORD}');
 EOF
 
+# create recallonbusy configuration if it doesn't exist
+if [[ ! -f /etc/asterisk/recallonbusy.cfg ]]; then
+  cat > /etc/asterisk/recallonbusy.cfg <<EOF
+[recallonbusy]
+Host: 127.0.0.1
+Port: 5038
+Username: CHANGEME
+Secret: CHANGEME
+Debug : False
+CheckInterval: 20
+EOF
+fi
+
 # configure recallonbusy
 sed -i 's/^Port: .*/Port: '${ASTMANAGERPORT}'/' /etc/asterisk/recallonbusy.cfg
 sed -i 's/^Username: .*/Username: proxycti/' /etc/asterisk/recallonbusy.cfg
diff --git a/freepbx/usr/sbin/recallonbusy b/freepbx/usr/sbin/recallonbusy
index 98560ed8d..159c50791 100755
--- a/freepbx/usr/sbin/recallonbusy
+++ b/freepbx/usr/sbin/recallonbusy
@@ -197,7 +197,17 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	client = AMIClient('/etc/asterisk/recallonbusy.cfg')
 	client.add_event_listener(device_state_change_event_listener)
 	client.add_event_listener(db_get_response_event_listener)
-	client.connect()
+	while True:
+		try:
+			client.connect()
+			break
+		except ConnectionRefusedError as e:
+			print(f"[recallonbusy] Connection to AMI refused, retrying in 5 seconds...", file=sys.stdout)
+			time.sleep(5)
+		except socket.error as e:
+			print(f"[recallonbusy] ERROR connecting to AMI: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+			time.sleep(30)
+
 
 	while True:
 		try: