diff --git a/acceptance/postgres/main_test.go b/acceptance/postgres/main_test.go
index 9f959dcb..bf798c0e 100644
--- a/acceptance/postgres/main_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/postgres/main_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Image                   string        `env:"POSTGRES_IMAGE,required"`
 	UpgradeFromImage        string        `env:"POSTGRES_UPGRADE_FROM_IMAGE,required"`
 	ArtifactDir             string        `env:"ARTIFACT_DIR,default="`
-	WaitForStartTimeout     time.Duration `env:"WAIT_FOR_START_TIMEOUT,default=15s"`
+	WaitForStartTimeout     time.Duration `env:"WAIT_FOR_START_TIMEOUT,default=30s"`
 	WaitForStartInterval    time.Duration `env:"WAIT_FOR_START_INTERVAL,default=2s"`
 	PostgresPort            int           `env:"POSTGRES_PORT,default=5432"`
 	ExpectedPostgresVersion string        `env:"EXPECTED_POSTGRES_VERSION,required"`