diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac716341..0a3b82aa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 language: go
-go: 1.7
+go: 1.7.5
 sudo: required
 env:
 - GROUP=weaveworksdemos COMMIT=$TRAVIS_COMMIT TAG=$TRAVIS_TAG
diff --git a/scripts/testcontainer.sh b/scripts/testcontainer.sh
index e67f2fb4..b079402b 100755
--- a/scripts/testcontainer.sh
+++ b/scripts/testcontainer.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-sleep 2
+sleep 10
 RESPONSECODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:8084/customers)
 if [ $RESPONSECODE != 200 ]
 	then