diff --git a/wait_for_container.sh b/wait_for_container.sh
index 3ad04198b51dfcd1f08725cc1233d3e259c65234..0e83021322c441e32afa098d80ead0cdb6054643 100644
--- a/wait_for_container.sh
+++ b/wait_for_container.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-sleep 300
 
-until $(docker ps -qf "name=vhr18-pvs_renderer"); do
+while [ -z $(docker ps -qf "name=vhr18-pvs_renderer")]; do
     >&2 echo "Container is unavailable - sleeping"
     sleep 15
   done
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