diff --git a/mssql/create_table.sh b/mssql/create_table.sh
index f0c1a7c6..9fe5214c 100644
--- a/mssql/create_table.sh
+++ b/mssql/create_table.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #wait for the SQL Server to come up
-sleep 45s
+sleep 45
 
 #run the setup script to create the DB and the schema in the DB
 /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U sa -P $SA_PASSWORD -d master -i setup.sql
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diff --git a/mssql/entrypoint.sh b/mssql/entrypoint.sh
index e3835130..062293b8 100644
--- a/mssql/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/mssql/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #start SQL Server, start the script to create the DB and import the data, start the app
-/opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr.sh & /usr/src/app/create_table.sh & tail -f /dev/null
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+/opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr & /usr/src/app/create_table.sh & tail -f /dev/null