diff --git a/wait_for_container.sh b/wait_for_container.sh
index 41399ace1731c63f55db25905c4e6e9737c47ec2..3ad04198b51dfcd1f08725cc1233d3e259c65234 100644
--- a/wait_for_container.sh
+++ b/wait_for_container.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+sleep 300
+
 until $(docker ps -qf "name=vhr18-pvs_renderer"); do
     >&2 echo "Container is unavailable - sleeping"
     sleep 15