1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kubernetes/readiness/docker/init/ready.py b/kubernetes/readiness/docker/init/ready.py
index 87c09a444c..0e133eab01 100644
--- a/kubernetes/readiness/docker/init/ready.py
+++ b/kubernetes/readiness/docker/init/ready.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 import getopt
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
 import time
+import random
 
 from kubernetes import client
 
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ def main(argv):
                 log.warning("timed out waiting for '" + container_name + "' to be ready")
                 exit(1)
             else:
-                time.sleep(5)
+                # spread in time potentially parallel execution in multiple containers
+                time.sleep(random.randint(5, 11))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main(sys.argv[1:])