diff --git a/ci/docker-compose.yml b/ci/docker-compose.yml
index 126ceeea..edf79a88 100644
--- a/ci/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/ci/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
-      start_period: 5s
+      start_period: 30s
 
   # The purpose of the dummy container is to depend on the mreg container,
   # so the "docker compose" command won't return until mreg is up and running.