diff --git a/docker-compose-run.sh b/docker-compose-run.sh
index 92f4b714..e1d03293 100755
--- a/docker-compose-run.sh
+++ b/docker-compose-run.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 sed "s;sqlite:///ctfd.db;mysql+pymysql://${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_PASSWORD}@db/ctfd;g" CTFd/config.py -i
 
 # wait for mysql to start
+cnt=0
 while ! nc db 3306 >/dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null; do
-    if [ $i -ge 50 ]; then
+    if [ $cnt -ge 50 ]; then
       echo "$(date) - db:3306 still not reachable, giving up"
       exit 1
     fi
     echo "$(date) - waiting for db:3306..."
     sleep 1
+    cnt=`expr $cnt + 1`
 done
 
 gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 -w 4 "CTFd:create_app()"