diff --git a/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh b/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
index cda81e9bcba..b089c3b25fb 100644
--- a/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/install-mariadb.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -ex
 
 sudo docker run \
+    --health-cmd='mysqladmin ping --silent' \
     -d \
     -e MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
     -e MYSQL_DATABASE=doctrine_tests \
@@ -10,4 +11,8 @@ sudo docker run \
     --name mariadb \
     mariadb:${MARIADB_VERSION}
 
-sudo docker exec -i mariadb bash <<< 'until echo \\q | mysql doctrine_tests > /dev/null 2>&1 ; do sleep 1; done'
+until [ "$(sudo docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Health.Status }}" mariadb)" == "\"healthy\"" ]
+do
+  echo "Waiting for MariaDB to become ready…"
+  sleep 1
+done
diff --git a/tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh b/tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh
index 25459382c6f..8967166635a 100644
--- a/tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/install-mysql-5.7.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set -ex
 echo "Starting MySQL 5.7..."
 
 sudo docker run \
+    --health-cmd='mysqladmin ping --silent' \
     -d \
     -e MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
     -e MYSQL_DATABASE=doctrine_tests \
@@ -12,4 +13,8 @@ sudo docker run \
     --name mysql57 \
     mysql:5.7
 
-sudo docker exec -i mysql57 bash <<< 'until echo \\q | mysql doctrine_tests > /dev/null 2>&1 ; do sleep 1; done'
+until [ "$(sudo docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Health.Status }}" mysql57)" == "\"healthy\"" ]
+do
+  echo "Waiting for MySQL to become ready…"
+  sleep 1
+done
diff --git a/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh b/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
index 952a4300ba7..79d72a263c8 100644
--- a/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
+++ b/tests/travis/install-mysql-8.0.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ echo "Starting MySQL 8.0..."
 
 sudo docker pull mysql:8.0
 sudo docker run \
+    --health-cmd='mysqladmin ping --silent' \
     -d \
     -e MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes \
     -e MYSQL_DATABASE=doctrine_tests \
@@ -14,4 +15,8 @@ sudo docker run \
     mysql:8.0 \
     --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 
-sudo docker exec -i mysql80 bash <<< 'until echo \\q | mysql doctrine_tests > /dev/null 2>&1 ; do sleep 1; done'
+until [ "$(sudo docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Health.Status }}" mysql80)" == "\"healthy\"" ]
+do
+  echo "Waiting for MySQL to become ready…"
+  sleep 1
+done