diff --git a/quickstart/docker/image/ziti-cli-functions.sh b/quickstart/docker/image/ziti-cli-functions.sh
index edfecf94b..ea0ce6f49 100755
--- a/quickstart/docker/image/ziti-cli-functions.sh
+++ b/quickstart/docker/image/ziti-cli-functions.sh
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ function waitForController {
   #    echo "waiting for https://${ZITI_EDGE_CONTROLLER_API}"
   #    sleep 2
   #done
-  while [[ "$(curl -w "%{http_code}" -m 1 -s -k -o /dev/null https://sg3:1280/version)" != "200" ]]; do
+  while [[ "$(curl -w "%{http_code}" -m 1 -s -k -o /dev/null https://${ZITI_EDGE_CONTROLLER_API}/version)" != "200" ]]; do
     echo "waiting for https://${ZITI_EDGE_CONTROLLER_API}"
   done
 }