diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 35e30438..cca47c28 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ LABEL Version=$version
 ENV VERSION=$version
 ENV TOMCAT_VERSION="6.0.35"
 
+ENV WAIT_TIME=60
+
 LABEL Build docker build --rm --tag $maintainer/$imagename .
 
 COPY MariaDB.repo /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
diff --git a/container_files/bin/start.sh b/container_files/bin/start.sh
index 13aa9cde..d354de68 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/start.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/start.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ then
   fi
 else
   echo "Composed so waiting for MariaDB: " > $log
-  /opt/wait-for-it/wait-for-it.sh $MYSQL_HOST:3306 -t 60 --strict --  /opt/bin/main.sh
+  /opt/wait-for-it/wait-for-it.sh $MYSQL_HOST:3306 -t $WAIT_TIME --strict --  /opt/bin/main.sh
   laststatus="$?"
   echo "Composed status: $laststatus"
   if [ "$laststatus" != "0" ]; then