diff --git a/tests/bin/ds-create.sh b/tests/bin/ds-create.sh
index 9067256dcfb..32e39f01dbc 100755
--- a/tests/bin/ds-create.sh
+++ b/tests/bin/ds-create.sh
@@ -253,4 +253,7 @@ docker exec $NAME ldapsearch \
     -x \
     -b "$SUFFIX"
 
+# allow more time to connect to network
+sleep 5
+
 echo "DS container is ready"