diff --git a/tests/containers/setup_env.pm b/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
index afd6b68e..fd78c9a5 100644
--- a/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
+++ b/tests/containers/setup_env.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sub run {
 
    assert_script_run("mkdir -p /root/data/factory/{iso,hdd,other} /root/data/tests");
    assert_script_run("docker network create testing");
-   assert_script_run("docker run --rm -d --network testing -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=openqa -e POSTGRES_USER=openqa -e POSTGRES_DB=openqa --net-alias=db --name db postgres", timeout => 600);
+   assert_script_run("for i in {1..3}; do docker run --rm -d --network testing -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=openqa -e POSTGRES_USER=openqa -e POSTGRES_DB=openqa --net-alias=db --name db postgres && break; done", timeout => 600);
    wait_for_container_log("db", "database system is ready to accept connections", "docker");
 }