diff --git a/lib/quantum b/lib/quantum
index 61a5218e5d..daf945a9c4 100644
--- a/lib/quantum
+++ b/lib/quantum
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ function start_quantum_service_and_check() {
     # Start the Quantum service
     screen_it q-svc "cd $QUANTUM_DIR && python $QUANTUM_DIR/bin/quantum-server --config-file $QUANTUM_CONF --config-file /$Q_PLUGIN_CONF_FILE"
     echo "Waiting for Quantum to start..."
-    if ! timeout $SERVICE_TIMEOUT sh -c "while ! http_proxy= wget -q -O- http://127.0.0.1:9696; do sleep 1; done"; then
+    if ! timeout $SERVICE_TIMEOUT sh -c "while ! http_proxy= wget -q -O- http://$Q_HOST:$Q_PORT; do sleep 1; done"; then
       echo "Quantum did not start"
       exit 1
     fi