Backgroundimage after first compiling at wrong position

Question

I am using TexLive and I have a problem with setting up a background image. My code looks like following:

\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage[a4paper]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{ngerman}
\usepackage[]{background}
\usepackage[default]{opensans}
\backgroundsetup{
    scale=1,
    color=black,
    opacity=0.9,
    angle=0,
    placement=bottom,
    nodeanchor=south,
    vshift=2cm,
    contents={%
            \includegraphics[width=\textwidth, height=4in]{background-image.png}
        }%
}
\begin{document}
Test
\end{document}

When I compile the .tex file via pdflatex test.tex the image's position is on top of the paper and only a small part of it is visible. After recompiling the PDF: the image's position is at the bottom of the page with some bottom margin, so it is correct.

I don't know why I have to compile the same file twice to get the correct result. Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks for help!

you are doing nothing wrong. background uses tikz and page nodes and they need two compilations. You could use eso-pic or with a new latex the shipout/background hook instead. That would work directly. — Ulrike Fischer, Apr 27 '21 at 21:53
side remark: don't use the ngerman package, that is certainly wrong. use \usepackage[ngerman]{babel} instead. — Ulrike Fischer, Apr 27 '21 at 21:55
Thank you, @UlrikeFischer. Do you have an example how to use the shipout/background? — Ramona K., Apr 27 '21 at 22:32

Backgroundimage after first compiling at wrong position

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