diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a4f3463..5598f296 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tmp
 .settings
 .vscode
 .DS_Store
+.gradle
 
 docker
 test-app/build
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 5c21ba9b..618c0c0f 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ def runTests() {
 		npm --version
 		npm ci
 
-		cd test-app
-		./gradlew -i mlTestConnections
-		./gradlew -i mlDeploy
+    cd test-app
+    ./gradlew -i mlWaitTillReady
+    ./gradlew -i mlTestConnections
+    ./gradlew -i mlDeploy
 
 		cd ..
 		rm -rf $WORKSPACE/*.xml || true
@@ -33,8 +34,6 @@ def runDockerCompose(String markLogicDockerImage) {
     cd node-client-api
     echo "Running docker compose with MarkLogic image: ''' + markLogicDockerImage + '''"
     MARKLOGIC_LOGS_VOLUME=/tmp MARKLOGIC_IMAGE=''' + markLogicDockerImage + ''' docker-compose up -d --build
-    echo "Waiting 90s for MarkLogic to be ready to accept connections"
-    sleep 90s;
 	'''
 }
 
diff --git a/test-app/build.gradle b/test-app/build.gradle
index ed1d1a22..33fe6fbb 100644
--- a/test-app/build.gradle
+++ b/test-app/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
-// Only used for setting up the test AppServer in MarkLogic
+buildscript {
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    // Needed for ml-gradle 6.2-SNAPSHOT
+    maven {
+      url = "https://bed-artifactory.bedford.progress.com:443/artifactory/ml-maven-snapshots/"
+    }
+  }
+  dependencies {
+    classpath "com.marklogic:ml-gradle:6.2-SNAPSHOT"
+  }
+}
+
 plugins {
-  id 'net.saliman.properties' version '1.5.2'
-  // Sticking with 5.0.0 until a bug in 6.0.x is fixed where LSQT config isn't deployed correctly.
-  id "com.marklogic.ml-gradle" version "5.0.0"
+  id "net.saliman.properties" version "1.5.2"
+}
+
+apply plugin: "com.marklogic.ml-gradle"
+
+// Using longer values as MarkLogic seems to take much longer to initialize with the Jenkins nodeclientpool.
+mlWaitTillReady {
+  waitInterval = 3000
+  maxAttempts = 40
 }
 
 tasks.register("addMarkLogic12SchemasIfNecessary", com.marklogic.gradle.task.MarkLogicTask) {
@@ -22,9 +40,9 @@ mlLoadSchemas.dependsOn addMarkLogic12SchemasIfNecessary
  * that requires SSL.
  */
 ext {
-    def command = new com.marklogic.appdeployer.command.security.GenerateTemporaryCertificateCommand()
-    command.setTemplateIdOrName("node-client-ssl-template")
-    command.setCommonName("localhost")
-    command.setValidFor(365)
-    mlAppDeployer.commands.add(command)
+  def command = new com.marklogic.appdeployer.command.security.GenerateTemporaryCertificateCommand()
+  command.setTemplateIdOrName("node-client-ssl-template")
+  command.setCommonName("localhost")
+  command.setValidFor(365)
+  mlAppDeployer.commands.add(command)
 }