diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index ad50a53..7262028 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ initdb() {
 }
 
 if [[ "$rev" = "empty" ]]; then
-  docker compose up --wait -d "$base_or_head"
+  docker compose up --wait --wait-timeout 30 -d "$base_or_head"
   initdb
   exit 0
 fi
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ cp docker-compose.yml "./$base_or_head/docker-compose.yml"
 cp .env.schema "./$base_or_head/.env.schema"
 
 cd "./$base_or_head"
-docker compose up --wait -d "$base_or_head"
+docker compose up --wait --wait-timeout 30 -d "$base_or_head"
 
 initdb || (docker compose logs "$base_or_head" && exit 1)
 ls ./schema/ | xargs -I{} bash -c "set -e; $(declare -f query_file); query_file \"$(db dnim)\" ./schema/{}" || (docker compose logs "$base_or_head" && exit 1)