diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-client b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-client
index 2ed2876..edd6c82 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-client
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-client
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ donar \
   -r 5000 \
 > $3/log/client-donar-stdout.log 2> $3/log/client-donar-stderr.log &
 
-tail -f $4/log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
+sleep 1
+tail -f $3/log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > $3/log/client-measboot-stdout.log 2> $3/log/client-measboot-stderr.log 
 
 dcall \
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server
index 24a23cb..a40b1c2 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server-single b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server-single
index c80dbef..c29179a 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server-single
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-dup2-server-single
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log &
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-client b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-client
index ac860a7..3ad6c59 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-client
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-client
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5000 \
 > $4/log/client-donar-stdout.log 2> $4/log/client-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f $4/log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > $4/log/client-measboot-stdout.log 2> $4/log/client-measboot-stderr.log 
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server
index 44e3082..97cce12 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log 
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server-single b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server-single
index da11586..19e0e9c 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server-single
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-lightning-server-single
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log 
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-client b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-client
index 082a760..4b1f14b 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-client
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-client
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ donar \
   -r 5000 \
 > $3/log/client-donar-stdout.log 2> $3/log/client-donar-stderr.log &
 
-tail -f $4/log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
+sleep 1
+tail -f $3/log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > $3/log/client-measboot-stdout.log 2> $3/log/client-measboot-stderr.log 
 
 dcall \
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server
index c399da0..15bbac6 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log 
 
diff --git a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server-single b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server-single
index e78719d..edb1aa7 100755
--- a/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server-single
+++ b/scripts/container/dcall-simple-server-single
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ donar \
   -r 5001 \
 > ../log/server-donar-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-donar-stderr.log &
 
+sleep 1
 tail -f ../log/server-donar-stdout.log | grep -q "=== Our 12 requested circuits are now up ===" \
 > ../log/server-measboot-stdout.log 2> ../log/server-measboot-stderr.log &