diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 8e99c8f0ca9937e055ae9621e6e0b481c5a02196..46c55edef19836ff4b57157409ef511ba0b7d3e7 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ function execute_tests {
 		DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run -d deepdiver/docker-oracle-xe-11g)
 		DATABASEHOST=$(docker inspect "$DOCKER_CONTAINER_ID" | grep IPAddress | cut -d '"' -f 4)
 
-		echo "Waiting 60 seconds for Oracle initialization ... "
-		sleep 60
+		echo "Waiting 120 seconds for Oracle initialization ... "
+		sleep 120
 
 		DATABASEUSER=autotest
 		DATABASENAME='XE'