diff --git a/src/test/java/com/agiletestingdays/untangletestcode/unicornservice/LocalTestApplication.java b/src/test/java/com/agiletestingdays/untangletestcode/unicornservice/LocalTestApplication.java
index a0b610a..08a912f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/agiletestingdays/untangletestcode/unicornservice/LocalTestApplication.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/agiletestingdays/untangletestcode/unicornservice/LocalTestApplication.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.agiletestingdays.untangletestcode.unicornservice;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.testcontainers.service.connection.ServiceConnection;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.PostgreSQLContainer;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.WaitAllStrategy;
 import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Testcontainers;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
@@ -14,7 +17,15 @@ class LocalTestApplication {
   @Bean
   @ServiceConnection
   public PostgreSQLContainer<?> postgreSQLContainer() {
-    return new PostgreSQLContainer<>("postgres:16");
+    return new PostgreSQLContainer<>("postgres:16")
+        // see
+        // https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/issues/2609#issuecomment-1788871956
+        .waitingFor(
+            new WaitAllStrategy()
+                .withStrategy(Wait.forListeningPort())
+                .withStrategy(
+                    Wait.forLogMessage(".*database system is ready to accept connections.*\\s", 2)
+                        .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(60))));
   }
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {