diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b3e52e42f..1ef8c0e33 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
           background: true
       - run: 
           name: Wait for app to be ready
-          command: dockerize -wait http://localhost:4000 -timeout 1m
+          command: dockerize -wait http://localhost:4000 -timeout 5m
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           command: |