diff --git a/modules/postgresql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PostgreSQLContainer.java b/modules/postgresql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PostgreSQLContainer.java
index 27b3679b626..49add45f110 100644
--- a/modules/postgresql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PostgreSQLContainer.java
+++ b/modules/postgresql/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/PostgreSQLContainer.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public PostgreSQLContainer(final DockerImageName dockerImageName) {
         this.waitStrategy =
             new LogMessageWaitStrategy()
                 .withRegEx(".*database system is ready to accept connections.*\\s")
-                .withTimes(2)
+                .withTimes(1)
                 .withStartupTimeout(Duration.of(60, ChronoUnit.SECONDS));
         this.setCommand("postgres", "-c", FSYNC_OFF_OPTION);