diff --git a/docker-compose/cassandra/v4/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose/cassandra/v4/docker-compose.yaml
index 196a1b62225..b18539798bc 100644
--- a/docker-compose/cassandra/v4/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose/cassandra/v4/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 services:
   cassandra:
     image: cassandra:4.1
+    container_name: "cassandra-4"
     ports:
       - "9042:9042"
       - "9160:9160"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cassandra-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-e", "describe keyspaces"]
+      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-u", "cassandra", "-p", "cassandra", "-e", "describe keyspaces"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
diff --git a/docker-compose/cassandra/v5/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose/cassandra/v5/docker-compose.yaml
index 282b77f60fb..f407b2d3550 100644
--- a/docker-compose/cassandra/v5/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose/cassandra/v5/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 services:
   cassandra:
     image: cassandra:5.0
+    container_name: "cassandra-5"
     ports:
       - "9042:9042"
       - "9160:9160"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     networks:
       - cassandra-net
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-e", "describe keyspaces"]
+      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-u", "cassandra", "-p", "cassandra", "-e", "describe keyspaces"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
diff --git a/scripts/cassandra-integration-test.sh b/scripts/cassandra-integration-test.sh
index 53a547ddb45..9f5e295bc3c 100755
--- a/scripts/cassandra-integration-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/cassandra-integration-test.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ set -euxf -o pipefail
 export CASSANDRA_USERNAME="cassandra"
 export CASSANDRA_PASSWORD="cassandra"
 success="false"
+timeout=600
+end_time=$((SECONDS + timeout))
 
 usage() {
   echo $"Usage: $0 <cassandra_version> <schema_version>"
@@ -26,6 +28,26 @@ setup_cassandra() {
   docker compose -f "$compose_file" up -d
 }
 
+healthcheck_cassandra() {
+  local cas_version=$1
+  local container_name="cassandra-${cas_version}"
+  # Since the healthcheck in cassandra is done at the interval of 30s
+  local wait_seconds=30
+
+  while [ $SECONDS -lt $end_time ]; do
+    status=$(docker inspect -f '{{ .State.Health.Status }}' "${container_name}")
+    if [[ ${status} == "healthy" ]]; then
+      echo "✅ $container_name is healthy"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    echo "Waiting for $container_name to be healthy. Current status: $status"
+    sleep $wait_seconds
+  done
+
+  echo "❌ ERROR: $container_name did not become healthy in time"
+  exit 1
+}
+
 dump_logs() {
   local compose_file=$1
   echo "::group::🚧 🚧 🚧 Cassandra logs"
@@ -74,6 +96,8 @@ run_integration_test() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2064
   trap "teardown_cassandra ${compose_file}" EXIT
 
+  healthcheck_cassandra "${major_version}"
+
   apply_schema "$schema_version" "$primaryKeyspace"
   apply_schema "$schema_version" "$archiveKeyspace"