diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index 3b76ffd..c85bd3d 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ export -f wait_docker_ip
 
 
 wait_for_tcp_port() {
-    local network=$1 host_port=$2 timeout=60
+    local network=$1 host_port=$2 timeout=${3:-60}
     verb "Trying to connect to $host_port"
     bash_image=${DEFAULT_BASH_IMAGE:-docker.0k.io/bash}
     echo docker run --rm -i --network "$network" "$bash_image" >&2