diff --git a/modules/sftp/testcontainers/sftp/__init__.py b/modules/sftp/testcontainers/sftp/__init__.py
index 0e073ea1a..1f39b9b83 100644
--- a/modules/sftp/testcontainers/sftp/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/sftp/testcontainers/sftp/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
 
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
-from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_for_logs
+from testcontainers.core.wait_strategies import LogMessageWaitStrategy
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing_extensions import Self
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ def _configure(self) -> None:
         self.with_exposed_ports(self.port)
 
     def start(self) -> Self:
+        strategy = LogMessageWaitStrategy(f".*Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port {self.port}.*")
+        self.waiting_for(strategy)
         super().start()
-        wait_for_logs(self, f".*Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port {self.port}.*")
         return self
 
     def get_exposed_sftp_port(self) -> int: