diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 00fcb3e8c2850..0c65db76ed5df 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       interval: 5s
       retries: 10
+      start_period: 60s
 
   ##
   # The WP CLI container.