diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
index 47d630b4..fe0bf057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jobs:
 
       # Run the Python script that handles the build and execution
       - name: Launch Docker Stack and run tests
-        run: python3 main.py local && python3 main.py wait_for "https://localhost:9001/minio/health/live" && python3 main.py test
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+        run: python3 main.py local && python3 main.py wait_for "http://localhost:9001/minio/health/live" && python3 main.py test
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index af3fb974..4856183e 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -127,14 +127,18 @@ def wait_for_response(url: str):
     docker stack does not support conditional waits and the dockerfile logic
     would be otherwise messy
     """
-    TIMEOUT_SEC = 30
-    while True and TIMEOUT_SEC > 0:
-        response = requests.get(url)
-        if response.status_code == 200:
-            print("Got 200 response from " + url)
+    TIMEOUT_SEC = 180
+    counter = 0
+    while True and counter < TIMEOUT_SEC:
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(url)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                print(f"Got 200 response from {url} after {counter} seconds")
             return
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+            pass
         time.sleep(1)
-        TIMEOUT_SEC -= 1
+        counter += 1
     raise RuntimeError(
         f"Timed out after {TIMEOUT_SEC} seconds waiting for response from " + url
     )