diff --git a/generators/spring-cloud/generators/kafka/templates/src/test/java/_package_/config/KafkaTestContainer.java.ejs b/generators/spring-cloud/generators/kafka/templates/src/test/java/_package_/config/KafkaTestContainer.java.ejs
index 374ea5ec59b..5d9c69940c9 100644
--- a/generators/spring-cloud/generators/kafka/templates/src/test/java/_package_/config/KafkaTestContainer.java.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-cloud/generators/kafka/templates/src/test/java/_package_/config/KafkaTestContainer.java.ejs
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ import org.testcontainers.junit.jupiter.Container;
 public interface KafkaTestContainer {
     @Container
     KafkaContainer kafkaContainer = new KafkaContainer("<%- dockerContainers.kafka %>")
-        .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(4))
+        .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofMinutes(3))
+        .withStartupAttempts(2)
         .withEnv("KAFKA_LISTENERS", "PLAINTEXT://:9092,BROKER://:9093,CONTROLLER://:9094")
-        .withLogConsumer(new Slf4jLogConsumer(LoggerFactory.getLogger(KafkaTestContainer.class)))
-        .withReuse(true);
+        .withLogConsumer(new Slf4jLogConsumer(LoggerFactory.getLogger(KafkaTestContainer.class)));
 
     @DynamicPropertySource
     static void registerProperties(DynamicPropertyRegistry registry) {