diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/.docker/Dockerfile
index d99c3f4c5df41fe0745c33336f580c67d0b10d05..95cf7706a7e0197b6940b13b305ae7f22238715a 100644
--- a/.docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/.docker/Dockerfile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ FROM debian:latest
 RUN apt-get update && \
 	apt-get install tox curl -y
 COPY wait-for-it.sh /wait-for-it.sh
-CMD /wait-for-it.sh caosdb-server:10443 -- curl https://caosdb-server:10443
+CMD /wait-for-it.sh caosdb-server:10443 -t 60 -- curl https://caosdb-server:10443