diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index aea12836..7e14e0d2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ LABEL ImageOS=centos7
 LABEL Version=$version
 ENV VERSION=$version
 ENV TOMCAT_VERSION="6.0.35"
-
 ENV WAIT_TIME=60
 
 LABEL Build docker build --rm --tag $maintainer/$imagename .
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ RUN mkdir -p /opt/grouper/$VERSION \
       && yum clean all
 
 # The installer creates a HSQL DB which we ignore later
+
 WORKDIR /opt/grouper/$version
 RUN java -cp :grouperInstaller.jar edu.internet2.middleware.grouperInstaller.GrouperInstaller
 
 VOLUME /opt/grouper/2.3.0/apache-tomcat-$TOMCAT_VERSION/logs
 
-EXPOSE 8080 8009 8005
-
-CMD ["/opt/bin/start.sh"]
\ No newline at end of file
+EXPOSE 8080 8009 8005 
+CMD ["/opt/bin/start.sh"]
diff --git a/container_files/bin/check.sh b/container_files/bin/check.sh
index 2b0e354d..77b79c88 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/check.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/check.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-log="/tmp/grouper.log"
-
+log="/tmp/grouper-check.log"
+date >> $log
 echo "Installing schema" >> $log
-cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -drop -runscript -noprompt
+cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -drop -runscript -noprompt >> $log
 
 echo "Preparing subjects" >> $log
-cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -runsqlfile /opt/grouper/2.3.0/subjects.sql -noprompt
+cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -runsqlfile /opt/grouper/2.3.0/subjects.sql -noprompt >> $log
 
 echo "Adding Quickstart data" >> $log
-cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -xmlimportold GrouperSystem /opt/grouper/2.3.0/quickstart.xml -noprompt
+cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -xmlimportold GrouperSystem /opt/grouper/2.3.0/quickstart.xml -noprompt >> $log
 
 echo "Checking" >> $log
-cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -check >> $log
\ No newline at end of file
+cd /opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 && GROUPER_HOME=/opt/grouper/2.3.0/grouper.apiBinary-2.3.0 bin/gsh.sh -registry -check --noprompt >> $log
diff --git a/container_files/bin/cleanup.sh b/container_files/bin/cleanup.sh
index a829a2ed..8a9bcb47 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/cleanup.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/cleanup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-log="/tmp/grouper.log"
-
-rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning >> $log
\ No newline at end of file
+log="/tmp/grouper-cleanup.log"
+date >> $log
+if [ -z ${COMPOSE+x} ];then
+echo "Not composed so not waiting for MariaDB and first time running was ok: " >> $log
+rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning >> $log
+else
+echo "Composed with MariaDB, running completed" >> $log
+rm -f /tmp/firsttimerunning >> $log
+fi
diff --git a/container_files/bin/configure.sh b/container_files/bin/configure.sh
index 4fc9d922..f092a113 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/configure.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/configure.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-log="/tmp/grouper.log"
-
+log="/tmp/grouper-configure.log"
+date >> $log
 #sed -i "s|#GROUPER_SYSTEM_PASSWORD#|$GROUPER_SYSTEM_PASSWORD|g" /opt/etc/grouper.installer.properties >> $log
 
 # Long-lived configuration values, these are symlinked into place
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ sed -i "s|#MYSQL_DATABASE#|$MYSQL_DATABASE|g" /opt/etc/grouper.properties >> $lo
 
 cat /opt/etc/grouper.hibernate.properties >> $log
 
-cat /opt/etc/grouper.properties >> $log
\ No newline at end of file
+cat /opt/etc/grouper.properties >> $log
diff --git a/container_files/bin/main.sh b/container_files/bin/main.sh
index 9a780614..e8c6178c 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/main.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/main.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -x
 
-log="/tmp/start.log"
+log="/tmp/start-main.log"
 
 echo "Starting Container: " > $log
 date >> $log
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ else
     echo "Grouper container has run." >> $log
     echo "If there are problems, docker rm this container and try again." >> $log
 fi
-
-exit 0
+#exit 0
diff --git a/container_files/bin/start.sh b/container_files/bin/start.sh
index d354de68..f72508ed 100755
--- a/container_files/bin/start.sh
+++ b/container_files/bin/start.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-log="/tmp/start.log"
-
+log="/tmp/start-starting.log"
+date >> $log
 if [ -z ${COMPOSE+x} ]
 then
   echo "Not composed so not waiting for MariaDB: " > $log
@@ -13,18 +13,43 @@ then
       echo "Not composed non-zero exit status: $laststatus"
       exit 1
   else
-      exit 0
+      echo "Grouper was configured" >>$log
+      echo "Grouper was configured"
+      echo "Starting tomcat and apache" >>$log
+      echo "Starting tomcat and apache"
+      /usr/local/bin/httpd-shib-foreground &
+      /opt/grouper/2.3.0/apache-tomcat-6.0.35/bin/catalina.sh run 
   fi
 else
   echo "Composed so waiting for MariaDB: " > $log
-  /opt/wait-for-it/wait-for-it.sh $MYSQL_HOST:3306 -t $WAIT_TIME --strict --  /opt/bin/main.sh
+  date >> $log
+  echo "Testing connectivy to database before continue with install"
+  mysql -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -e "use grouper; show tables;"
+  laststatus="$?"
+  echo "checking connectivity" >> $log
+  while [ "$laststatus" != "0" ]; do
+  mysql -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASSWORD -h "$MYSQL_HOST" -e "use grouper; show tables;"
+  laststatus="$?"
+  sleep 5
+  date >> $log
+  echo "Trying to connect to mariadb container with $MYSQL_USER to database $MYSQL_DATABASE"
+  echo "Trying to connect to mariadb container with $MYSQL_USER to database $MYSQL_DATABASE" >> $log
+  done
+  /opt/bin/main.sh
   laststatus="$?"
   echo "Composed status: $laststatus"
+  echo "Composed status: $laststatus" >>$log
   if [ "$laststatus" != "0" ]; then
       echo "Composed non-zero exit status: $laststatus" >> $log
       echo "Composed non-zero exit status: $laststatus"
       exit 1
   else
-      exit 0
+      echo "Grouper was configured" >>$log
+      echo "Grouper was configured"
+      echo "Starting tomcat and apache" >>$log
+      echo "Starting tomcat and apache"
+      date >> $log
+      /usr/local/bin/httpd-shib-foreground &
+      /opt/grouper/2.3.0/apache-tomcat-6.0.35/bin/catalina.sh run 
   fi
 fi