diff --git a/galera/files/bootstrap.sh b/galera/files/bootstrap.sh
index 4fcfe1c..e52b369 100644
--- a/galera/files/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/galera/files/bootstrap.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 service {{ service.service }} start
 
 counter=60
+retries=0
 
 while [ $counter -gt 0 ]
 do
   mysql -u {{ service.admin.user }} -p{{ service.admin.password }} -e"quit"
   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Sucessfully connected to the MySQL service ($retries retries)."
     exit 0
   fi
-  counter=$(( $counter - 1 ))
-  sleep 2
+  counter=$(( counter - 1 ))
+  retries=$(( retries + 1 ))
+  sleep 4
 done
 
+echo "Failed to connect to the MySQL service after $retries retries."
 exit 1
diff --git a/galera/files/init_bootstrap.sh b/galera/files/init_bootstrap.sh
index 4c1dfeb..4683d1a 100644
--- a/galera/files/init_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/galera/files/init_bootstrap.sh
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 service {{ service.service }} start
 
 counter=60
+retries=0
 
 while [ $counter -gt 0 ]
 do
   mysql -u root -e"quit"
   if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Sucessfully connected to the MySQL service ($retries retries)."
     exit 0
   fi
-  counter=$(( $counter - 1 ))
+  counter=$(( counter - 1 ))
+  retries=$(( retries + 1 ))
   sleep 2
 done
 
+echo "Failed to connect to the MySQL service after $retries retries."
 exit 1