diff --git a/bundles/postgresql/items.py b/bundles/postgresql/items.py
index 8fa2ef2..27ed1c3 100644
--- a/bundles/postgresql/items.py
+++ b/bundles/postgresql/items.py
@@ -94,10 +94,23 @@ restart_deps = {
 svc_systemd = {
     'postgresql': {
         'needs': restart_deps,
+        'triggers': {
+            'action:postgresql_wait_after_restart',
+        },
     },
 }
 
-postgres_dbs = {}
+actions = {
+    'postgresql_wait_after_restart': {
+        # postgresql doesn't accept connections immediately after restarting
+        'command': 'sleep 10',
+        'triggered': True,
+        'before': {
+            'postgres_role:',
+            'postgres_db:',
+        },
+    },
+}
 
 for user, config in node.metadata.get('postgresql/roles', {}).items():
     postgres_roles[user] = {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5ccd17c..59ffaf0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-bundlewrap>=4.5.1
+bundlewrap>=4.9.0
 PyNaCl