diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 015357a40..9c33fcd0f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /var/interlegis/sapl/sapl/.env && \
     rm -rf /var/interlegis/sapl/sapl.db
 
 RUN chmod +x /var/interlegis/sapl/start.sh && \
+    chmod +x /var/interlegis/sapl/check_solr.sh && \
     ln -sf /dev/stdout /var/log/nginx/access.log && \
     ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log && \
     mkdir /var/log/sapl/ && touch /var/interlegis/sapl/sapl.log && \
diff --git a/check_solr.sh b/check_solr.sh
index b3c4760c4..c600466bb 100644
--- a/check_solr.sh
+++ b/check_solr.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,22 @@
 
 SOLR_URL=$1
 
+RETRY_COUNT=1
+RETRY_LIMIT=4
+
 echo "Waiting for solr connection at $SOLR_URL ..."
-while true; do
+while [[ $RETRY_COUNT < $RETRY_LIMIT ]]; do
+   echo "Attempt to connect to solr: $RETRY_COUNT of $RETRY_LIMIT"
+   let RETRY_COUNT=RETRY_COUNT+1;
    echo "$SOLR_URL/solr/admin/collections?action=LIST"
    RESULT=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -I "$SOLR_URL/solr/admin/collections?action=LIST" -w '%{http_code}')
    echo $RESULT
-   if [ "$RESULT" -eq '200' ]; then
+   if [ $RESULT == 200 ]; then
       echo "Solr server is up!"
-      break
+      exit 1
    else
       sleep 3
    fi
 done
+echo "Solr connection failed."
+exit 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e2dfb6824..5fe0b554b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ sapldb:
     - "5432:5432"
 sapl:
   image: interlegis/sapl:3.1.153
+#  build: .
   restart: always
   environment:
     ADMIN_PASSWORD: interlegis
@@ -23,11 +24,27 @@ sapl:
     EMAIL_HOST_USER: usuariosmtp
     EMAIL_SEND_USER: usuariosmtp
     EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD: senhasmtp
+#    USE_SOLR: 'True'
+#    SOLR_COLLECTION: sapl
+#    SOLR_URL: http://saplsolr:8983
     TZ: America/Sao_Paulo
   volumes:
     - sapl_data:/var/interlegis/sapl/data
     - sapl_media:/var/interlegis/sapl/media
   links:
     - sapldb
+#    - saplsolr
   ports:
     - "80:80"
+
+#saplsolr:
+#  image: solr:7.4-alpine
+#  restart: always
+#  command: bin/solr start -c -f
+#  volumes:
+#    - solr_data:/opt/solr/server/solr
+#    - solr_configsets:/opt/solr/server/solr/configsets
+#  ports:
+#    - "8983:8983"
+
+
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 0790c2c24..bea1eb959 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -70,11 +70,19 @@ if [ "${USE_SOLR-False}" == "True" ] || [ "${USE_SOLR-False}" == "true" ]; then
     echo "REPLICATION FACTOR: $RF"
     echo "MAX SHARDS PER NODE: $MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE"
     echo "========================================="
-    
+
+    echo "running solr script"
     /bin/bash check_solr.sh $SOLR_URL
+    CHECK_SOLR_RETURN=$?
+
+    if [ $CHECK_SOLR_RETURN == 1 ]; then
+        echo "Connecting to solr..."
+        python3 solr_api.py -u $SOLR_URL -c $SOLR_COLLECTION -s $NUM_SHARDS -rf $RF -ms $MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE &
+        # python3 manage.py rebuild_index --noinput &
+    else
+        echo "Solr is offline, not possible to connect."
+    fi
 
-    python3 solr_api.py -u $SOLR_URL -c $SOLR_COLLECTION -s $NUM_SHARDS -rf $RF -ms $MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE &
-    # python3 manage.py rebuild_index --noinput &
 else
     echo "Suporte a SOLR não inicializado."
 fi