diff --git a/core/blocky/blocky.nomad b/core/blocky/blocky.nomad
index aeda4a3..4676181 100644
--- a/core/blocky/blocky.nomad
+++ b/core/blocky/blocky.nomad
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ EOF
         args = [
           "/bin/bash",
           "-c",
-          "/usr/bin/timeout 2m /bin/bash -c \"until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do sleep 10; done\" || true",
+          "/usr/bin/timeout 2m /bin/bash -c \"until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do echo 'Retry in 10s'; sleep 10; done\" || true",
         ]
       }
 
diff --git a/core/grafana.nomad b/core/grafana.nomad
index 13b9fbf..e82e64f 100644
--- a/core/grafana.nomad
+++ b/core/grafana.nomad
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ EOF
           "20m",
           "/bin/bash",
           "-c",
-          "until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do sleep 10; done",
+          "until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do echo 'Retry in 10s'; sleep 10; done",
         ]
       }
 
diff --git a/services/service/service_template.nomad b/services/service/service_template.nomad
index f25a726..5893faa 100644
--- a/services/service/service_template.nomad
+++ b/services/service/service_template.nomad
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ EOF
           "20m",
           "/bin/bash",
           "-c",
-          "until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do sleep 10; done",
+          "until /usr/bin/mysql --defaults-extra-file=$${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/my.cnf < $${NOMAD_SECRETS_DIR}/bootstrap.sql; do echo 'Retry in 10s'; sleep 10; done",
         ]
       }
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ SELECT 'NOOP';
           "20m",
           "/bin/bash",
           "-c",
-          "until /bin/bash $${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}/bootstrap.sh; do sleep 10; done",
+          "until /bin/bash $${NOMAD_TASK_DIR}/bootstrap.sh; do echo 'Retry in 10s'; sleep 10; done",
         ]
       }