diff --git a/.tests/ga-backend-app.sh b/.tests/ga-backend-app.sh
index 5590ecd..293fa22 100755
--- a/.tests/ga-backend-app.sh
+++ b/.tests/ga-backend-app.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+LOG_FILE="$HOME/hyperglass-ci.log"
+
 echo "[INFO] Starting setup..."
 poetry run hyperglass setup -d
 echo "[SUCCESS] Setup completed."
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo "[INFO] Starting hyperglass..."
-poetry run hyperglass start &> $HOME/hyperglass-ci.log &
-# sleep 180
+poetry run hyperglass start &> $LOG_FILE &
+sleep 5
 
 if [[ ! $? == 0 ]]; then
     echo "[ERROR] Failed to start hyperglass."
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ if [[ ! $? == 0 ]]; then
     exit 1
 elif [[ ! "$STATUS" == "200" ]]; then
     echo "[ERROR] HTTP test failed. Startup log:"
-    cat /var/log/hyperglassci.log
+    cat $LOG_FILE
     exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "[SUCCESS] Tests ran successfully."
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0