diff --git a/getting-started/jdbc/docker-compose.yml b/getting-started/jdbc/docker-compose.yml
index 832e0ac62d..3a3049f2ac 100644
--- a/getting-started/jdbc/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/getting-started/jdbc/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
       POLARIS_PERSISTENCE_TYPE: relational-jdbc
       POLARIS_PERSISTENCE_RELATIONAL_JDBC_MAX_RETRIES: 5
       POLARIS_PERSISTENCE_RELATIONAL_JDBC_INITIAL_DELAY_IN_MS: 100
-      POLARIS_PERSISTENCE_RELATIONAL_JDBC_MAX_DELAY_IN_MS: 5000
+      POLARIS_PERSISTENCE_RELATIONAL_JDBC_MAX_DURATION_IN_MS: 5000
       QUARKUS_DATASOURCE_DB_KIND: pgsql
       QUARKUS_DATASOURCE_JDBC_URL: $QUARKUS_DATASOURCE_JDBC_URL
       QUARKUS_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: $QUARKUS_DATASOURCE_USERNAME