diff --git a/src/node/nomos_node.py b/src/node/nomos_node.py
index 8457c13..04b09db 100644
--- a/src/node/nomos_node.py
+++ b/src/node/nomos_node.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class NomosNode:
         logger.debug(f"NomosNode instance initialized with log path {self._log_path}")
 
     # @retry(stop=stop_after_delay(60), wait=wait_fixed(0.1), reraise=True)
-    def start(self, wait_for_node_sec=20, **kwargs):
+    def start(self, wait_for_node_sec=120, **kwargs):
         logger.debug("Starting Node...")
         self._docker_manager.create_network()
         self._ext_ip = self._docker_manager.generate_random_ext_ip()
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ class NomosNode:
         logger.debug(f"Container returned  {self._container}")
         logger.debug(f"Started container from image {self._image_name}. " f"REST: {getattr(self, '_tcp_port', 'N/A')}")
 
-        try:
-            self.ensure_ready(timeout_duration=wait_for_node_sec)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            logger.error(f"REST service did not become ready in time: {ex}")
-            raise
+        # try:
+        self.ensure_ready(timeout_duration=wait_for_node_sec)
+        # except Exception as ex:
+        #    logger.error(f"REST service did not become ready in time: {ex}")
+        #    raise
 
     def ensure_ready(self, timeout_duration=10):
         @retry(stop=stop_after_delay(timeout_duration), wait=wait_fixed(0.1), reraise=True)