diff --git a/podman_ha_setup.sh b/podman_ha_setup.sh
index 70f75d48..15a424f4 100644
--- a/podman_ha_setup.sh
+++ b/podman_ha_setup.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ apt-get -qqy install \
 msg "Installing Podman..."
 apt-get -y install podman &>/dev/null
 
-msg "Installing Home Assistant..."
+msg "Pulling Home Assistant Image..."
 podman volume create hass_config >/dev/null
+podman pull docker.io/homeassistant/home-assistant:stable &>/dev/null
+
+msg "Installing Home Assistant..."
 podman run -d \
   --name homeassistant \
   --restart=always \
@@ -65,4 +68,4 @@ systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl restart $(basename $(dirname $GETTY_OVERRIDE) | sed 's/\.d//')
 
 msg "Cleanup..."
-rm -rf /podman_ha_setup.sh /var/{cache,log}/* /var/lib/apt/lists/*
\ No newline at end of file
+rm -rf /podman_ha_setup.sh /var/{cache,log}/* /var/lib/apt/lists/*