diff --git a/bin/vhost-deploy.sh b/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
index cd3671e..9fa5d86 100755
--- a/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
+++ b/bin/vhost-deploy.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ if ! grep -q "^$username:" /etc/passwd; then
   fi
   # if jail option is set then jail user
   if [[ -n $jail ]]; then
-    /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-jail.sh -u $username > /dev/null 2>&1
+    # job is run in the background as it can take about 1 minute to complete
+    /usr/local/bin/vhost-user-jail.sh -u $username >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &
+    # pause to give above script time to create jail home dir which is used by vhost-add.sh below
+    sleep 1
   fi
 fi