diff --git a/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/SqlServerJdbcIndexedSessionRepositoryITests.java b/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/SqlServerJdbcIndexedSessionRepositoryITests.java
index 80262f0a2..053c213a7 100644
--- a/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/SqlServerJdbcIndexedSessionRepositoryITests.java
+++ b/spring-session-jdbc/src/integration-test/java/org/springframework/session/jdbc/SqlServerJdbcIndexedSessionRepositoryITests.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension;
 import org.springframework.test.context.web.WebAppConfiguration;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
+
 /**
  * Integration tests for {@link JdbcIndexedSessionRepository} using Microsoft SQL Server
  * 2017 database.
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ static class Config extends BaseContainerConfig {
 		@Bean
 		JdbcDatabaseContainer<?> databaseContainer() {
 			JdbcDatabaseContainer<?> databaseContainer = DatabaseContainers.sqlServer();
-			databaseContainer.start();
+			databaseContainer.withConnectTimeoutSeconds((int) Duration.ofMinutes(8).toSeconds()).start();
 			return databaseContainer;
 		}