diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/test/resources/CompositeTestResource.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/test/resources/CompositeTestResource.java
index a8da66f8ee..802896bb4b 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/test/resources/CompositeTestResource.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/test/resources/CompositeTestResource.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoGenericContainer;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoKafkaContainer;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoPostgreSqlContainer;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public void start() {
         final Network network = Network.newNetwork();
         sharedDependencyContainers.values().stream()
                 .map(c -> c.withNetwork(network))
-                .map(c -> c.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()))
+                .map(c -> c.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT))
                 .forEach(GenericContainer::start);
         configureKafkaToService(sharedDependencyContainers.values(), serviceContainers.values().toArray(GenericContainer[]::new));
         startServices(network);
diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/JobServiceContainer.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/JobServiceContainer.java
index 3d6d2521b9..9781a04b47 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/JobServiceContainer.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-jobs-service/integration-tests-jobs-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/JobServiceContainer.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class JobServiceContainer extends KogitoGenericContainer<JobServiceContai
     public JobServiceContainer() {
         super(NAME);
         addExposedPort(PORT);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/q/health/live").forStatusCode(200));
+        waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/q/health/live").forStatusCode(200)).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         addEnv("QUARKUS_HTTP_PORT", Integer.toString(PORT));
         addEnv("QUARKUS_LOG_CATEGORY__ORG_KIE_KOGITO_JOBS_SERVICE__LEVEL", "DEBUG");
         withAccessToHost(true);
diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/ExplainabilityServiceMessagingContainer.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/ExplainabilityServiceMessagingContainer.java
index 4776beec92..0502d26c97 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/ExplainabilityServiceMessagingContainer.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/ExplainabilityServiceMessagingContainer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ public ExplainabilityServiceMessagingContainer(String kafkaBootstrapServers, int
         addEnv("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS", kafkaBootstrapServers);
         addEnv("TRUSTY_EXPLAINABILITY_NUMBEROFSAMPLES", String.valueOf(numberOfSamples));
         addExposedPort(8080);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/InfinispanTrustyServiceContainer.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/InfinispanTrustyServiceContainer.java
index 79fcf5f150..5e92b2b154 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/InfinispanTrustyServiceContainer.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-common/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/InfinispanTrustyServiceContainer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ public InfinispanTrustyServiceContainer(String infinispanServerList, String kafk
         addEnv("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS", kafkaBootstrapServer);
         addEnv("TRUSTY_EXPLAINABILITY_ENABLED", String.valueOf(explainabilityEnabled));
         addExposedPort(8080);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-quarkus/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-quarkus/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer.java
index 13fc6c8442..68e546e2a5 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-quarkus/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-quarkus/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ public class QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer extends KogitoServiceContainer {
     public QuarkusKogitoServiceContainer(String kafkaBootstrapServer, String kogitoServiceUrl) {
         super(kogitoServiceUrl);
         addEnv("KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS", kafkaBootstrapServer);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-springboot/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer.java b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-springboot/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer.java
index 624126c78e..a302c98a9d 100644
--- a/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-springboot/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer.java
+++ b/apps-integration-tests/integration-tests-trusty-service/integration-tests-trusty-service-springboot/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/testcontainers/SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ public class SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer extends KogitoServiceContainer {
     public SpringBootKogitoServiceContainer(String kafkaBootstrapServer, String kogitoServiceUrl) {
         super(kogitoServiceUrl);
         addEnv("KOGITO_ADDON_TRACING_DECISION_KAFKA_BOOTSTRAPADDRESS", kafkaBootstrapServer);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forLogMessage(".*Started KogitoApplication in.*", 1));
+        waitingFor(Wait.forLogMessage(".*Started KogitoApplication in.*", 1)).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/data-index/data-index-storage/data-index-storage-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/index/postgresql/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java b/data-index/data-index-storage/data-index-storage-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/index/postgresql/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
index 9b082ecd24..6022ec6883 100644
--- a/data-index/data-index-storage/data-index-storage-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/index/postgresql/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
+++ b/data-index/data-index-storage/data-index-storage-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/index/postgresql/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import org.kie.kogito.index.postgresql.model.ProcessInstanceEntity;
 import org.kie.kogito.index.postgresql.model.ProcessInstanceErrorEntity;
 import org.kie.kogito.index.postgresql.model.UserTaskInstanceEntity;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class DDLSchemaExporter {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         try (KogitoPostgreSqlContainer postgresql = new KogitoPostgreSqlContainer()) {
-            postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+            postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
             postgresql.start();
             Map<String, String> settings = new HashMap<>();
             settings.put(Environment.URL, postgresql.getJdbcUrl());
diff --git a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/containers/AbstractDataIndexContainer.java b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/containers/AbstractDataIndexContainer.java
index efb814723c..dc9a34cc71 100644
--- a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/containers/AbstractDataIndexContainer.java
+++ b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/containers/AbstractDataIndexContainer.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 
 import org.kie.kogito.test.resources.TestResource;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoGenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.BindMode;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDataIndexContainer extends KogitoGenericContainer<
     public AbstractDataIndexContainer(String containerName) {
         super(containerName);
         addExposedPort(PORT);
-        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         addEnv("KOGITO_PROTOBUF_FOLDER", "/home/kogito/data/protobufs/");
         withAccessToHost(true);
     }
diff --git a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/http/DataIndexPostgreSqlHttpResource.java b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/http/DataIndexPostgreSqlHttpResource.java
index eae92ef59f..a0483a101a 100644
--- a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/http/DataIndexPostgreSqlHttpResource.java
+++ b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/http/DataIndexPostgreSqlHttpResource.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import org.kie.kogito.index.test.containers.DataIndexPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.kie.kogito.test.resources.TestResource;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ public void start() {
         Network network = Network.newNetwork();
         postgresql.withNetwork(network);
         postgresql.withNetworkAliases("postgresql");
-        postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         postgresql.start();
 
         dataIndex.addProtoFileFolder();
diff --git a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexOracleKafkaResource.java b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexOracleKafkaResource.java
index 6a589b4470..968ad34f5e 100644
--- a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexOracleKafkaResource.java
+++ b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexOracleKafkaResource.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.kie.kogito.index.test.containers.DataIndexOracleContainer;
 import org.kie.kogito.index.test.containers.KogitoKafkaContainerWithoutBridge;
 import org.kie.kogito.test.resources.TestResource;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoOracleSqlContainer;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public void start() {
         oracle.start();
         kafka.withNetwork(network);
         kafka.withNetworkAliases("kafka");
-        kafka.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        kafka.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         kafka.start();
         String kafkaURL = kafka.getBootstrapServers();
         properties.put("kafka.bootstrap.servers", kafkaURL);
diff --git a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexPostgreSqlKafkaResource.java b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexPostgreSqlKafkaResource.java
index 760dfda020..cf9caf6d82 100644
--- a/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexPostgreSqlKafkaResource.java
+++ b/data-index/data-index-test-utils/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/index/test/quarkus/kafka/DataIndexPostgreSqlKafkaResource.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.kie.kogito.index.test.containers.DataIndexPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.kie.kogito.index.test.containers.KogitoKafkaContainerWithoutBridge;
 import org.kie.kogito.test.resources.TestResource;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ public void start() {
         Network network = Network.newNetwork();
         postgresql.withNetwork(network);
         postgresql.withNetworkAliases("postgresql");
-        postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         postgresql.start();
         kafka.withNetwork(network);
         kafka.withNetworkAliases("kafka");
-        kafka.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+        kafka.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
         kafka.start();
         String kafkaURL = kafka.getBootstrapServers();
         properties.put("kafka.bootstrap.servers", kafkaURL);
diff --git a/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-oracle/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java b/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-oracle/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
index 9269c56b94..ca2b0d05ec 100644
--- a/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-oracle/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
+++ b/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-oracle/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport;
 import org.hibernate.tool.schema.TargetType;
 import org.kie.kogito.persistence.oracle.model.CacheEntity;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoOracleSqlContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class DDLSchemaExporter {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         try (KogitoOracleSqlContainer oracle = new KogitoOracleSqlContainer()) {
-            oracle.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+            oracle.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
             oracle.start();
             Map<String, String> settings = new HashMap<>();
             settings.put(Environment.URL, oracle.getJdbcUrl());
diff --git a/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java b/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
index 2d8e5734f5..17e883c8ab 100644
--- a/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
+++ b/persistence-commons/persistence-commons-postgresql/src/test/java/org/kie/kogito/persistence/schema/DDLSchemaExporter.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport;
 import org.hibernate.tool.schema.TargetType;
 import org.kie.kogito.persistence.postgresql.model.CacheEntity;
+import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.Constants;
 import org.kie.kogito.testcontainers.KogitoPostgreSqlContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.containers.wait.strategy.Wait;
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ public class DDLSchemaExporter {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
         try (KogitoPostgreSqlContainer postgresql = new KogitoPostgreSqlContainer()) {
-            postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort());
+            postgresql.waitingFor(Wait.forListeningPort()).withStartupTimeout(Constants.CONTAINER_START_TIMEOUT);
             postgresql.start();
             Map<String, String> settings = new HashMap<>();
             settings.put(Environment.URL, postgresql.getJdbcUrl());