diff --git a/.travis/run-tests.sh b/.travis/run-tests.sh
index defc569..b1d3958 100755
--- a/.travis/run-tests.sh
+++ b/.travis/run-tests.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ function poll_ready {
 	local cid
 	local output
 
-	# retry for max 90s (18*5s)
-	for _ in $(seq 1 18); do
+	# retry for max 120s (24*5s)
+	for _ in $(seq 1 24); do
 		cid="$(docker ps -q -f label="$label")"
 		if [ -z "${cid:-}" ]; then
 			echo "Container exited"