diff --git a/docker-compose.test-custom.yml b/docker-compose.test-custom.yml
index d8933cb9e..707789647 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test-custom.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test-custom.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ services:
     entrypoint: >
       /bin/sh -c "
       set -e;
+
+      while ! curl -I minio-server:9000/minio/health/live; do
+          sleep 1;
+      done
+
       /usr/bin/mc config host add minio-server http://minio-server:9000 USERNAME PASSWORD;
       /usr/bin/mc mb --ignore-existing minio-server/balena-pine-web-resources;
       sleep infinity;