diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/testcontainers/CassandraContainer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/testcontainers/CassandraContainer.java
index d54581299b..ecee517926 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/testcontainers/CassandraContainer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/testcontainers/CassandraContainer.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class CassandraContainer extends Container {
 	private static final int PORT = 9042;
 
 	public CassandraContainer() {
-		super("cassandra:3.11.1", PORT,
-				(container) -> container.waitingFor(new WaitStrategy()));
+		super("cassandra:3.11.1", PORT, (container) -> container
+				.waitingFor(new WaitStrategy()).withStartupAttempts(3));
 	}
 
 	private static class WaitStrategy extends HostPortWaitStrategy {