diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_consumer.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_consumer.py
index dbd7e3264..f94265b65 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_consumer.py
@@ -99,5 +99,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             self.first_iteration = False
             self.mail_fetcher.pull()
 
-        # Consume whatever files we can
-        self.file_consumer.run()
+        # Consume whatever files we can.
+        # We have to run twice as the first run checks for file readiness
+        for i in range(2):
+            self.file_consumer.run()