diff --git a/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_containers.sh b/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_containers.sh
index 7d61846..bccea70 100644
--- a/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_containers.sh
+++ b/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_containers.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 echo "please wait while BE is starting..."
 echo ""
-c=90 # seconds to wait
+c=180 # seconds to wait
 REWRITE="\e[45D\e[1A\e[K"
 while [ $c -gt 0 ]; do
     c=$((c-1))
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 echo "please wait while FE is starting..."
 echo ""
-c=60 # seconds to wait
+c=160 # seconds to wait
 REWRITE="\e[45D\e[1A\e[K"
 while [ $c -gt 0 ]; do
     c=$((c-1))
diff --git a/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_sanity.sh b/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_sanity.sh
index 33dbf67..7f2de0e 100644
--- a/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_sanity.sh
+++ b/test/csit/scripts/sdc/start_sdc_sanity.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 TIME=0
 while [ "$TIME" -lt "$TIME_OUT" ]; do
   
-PID=`docker exec -it sdc-sanity ps -ef | grep java | awk '{print $2}'`
+PID=`docker exec -i sdc-sanity ps -ef | grep java | awk '{print $2}'`
 echo sanity PID is -- $PID
   
 if [ -z "$PID" ]