diff --git a/wait_for_emulator b/wait_for_emulator
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+bootanim=""
+failcounter=0
+until [[ "$bootanim" =~ "stopped" ]]; do
+   bootanim=`adb -e shell getprop init.svc.bootanim 2>&1`
+   echo "$bootanim"
+   if [[ "$bootanim" =~ "not found" ]]; then
+      let "failcounter += 1"
+      if [[ $failcounter -gt 3 ]]; then
+        echo "Failed to start emulator"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+   fi
+   sleep 1
+done
+echo "Done"
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