diff --git a/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2ec151f6..3b51df2a 100644
--- a/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ volumeMounts:
     {{- $setDockerHost := 1 }}
     {{- $setDockerTlsVerify := 1 }}
     {{- $setDockerCertPath := 1 }}
+    {{- $setRunnerWaitDocker := 1 }}
 env:
     {{- with $container.env }}
       {{- range $i, $env := . }}
@@ -201,6 +202,9 @@ env:
         {{- if eq $env.name "DOCKER_CERT_PATH" }}
           {{- $setDockerCertPath = 0 -}}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if eq $env.name "RUNNER_WAIT_FOR_DOCKER_IN_SECONDS" }}
+          {{- $setRunnerWaitDocker = 0 -}}
+        {{- end }}
   - name: {{ $env.name }}
         {{- range $envKey, $envVal := $env }}
           {{- if ne $envKey "name" }}
@@ -221,6 +225,10 @@ env:
   - name: DOCKER_CERT_PATH
     value: /certs/client
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if $setRunnerWaitDocker }}
+  - name: RUNNER_WAIT_FOR_DOCKER_IN_SECONDS
+    value: "120"
+    {{- end }}
     {{- $mountWork := 1 }}
     {{- $mountDindCert := 1 }}
 volumeMounts:
diff --git a/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/tests/template_test.go b/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/tests/template_test.go
index f1f28588..89439b0f 100644
--- a/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/tests/template_test.go
+++ b/charts/auto-scaling-runner-set/tests/template_test.go
@@ -594,13 +594,15 @@ func TestTemplateRenderedAutoScalingRunnerSet_EnableDinD(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 2, "Template.Spec should have 2 container")
 	assert.Equal(t, "runner", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "ghcr.io/actions/actions-runner:latest", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image)
-	assert.Len(t, ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env, 3, "The runner container should have 3 env vars, DOCKER_HOST, DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY and DOCKER_CERT_PATH")
+	assert.Len(t, ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env, 4, "The runner container should have 4 env vars, DOCKER_HOST, DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY, DOCKER_CERT_PATH and RUNNER_WAIT_FOR_DOCKER_IN_SECONDS")
 	assert.Equal(t, "DOCKER_HOST", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[0].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "tcp://localhost:2376", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[0].Value)
 	assert.Equal(t, "DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[1].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "1", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[1].Value)
 	assert.Equal(t, "DOCKER_CERT_PATH", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[2].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, "/certs/client", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[2].Value)
+	assert.Equal(t, "RUNNER_WAIT_FOR_DOCKER_IN_SECONDS", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[3].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "120", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Env[3].Value)
 
 	assert.Len(t, ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts, 2, "The runner container should have 2 volume mounts, dind-cert and work")
 	assert.Equal(t, "work", ars.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts[0].Name)