diff --git a/solr/packaging/test/test_extraction.bats b/solr/packaging/test/test_extraction.bats
index 12c4b72840ad..4b8e62ae59cc 100644
--- a/solr/packaging/test/test_extraction.bats
+++ b/solr/packaging/test/test_extraction.bats
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ setup_file() {
   if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1 && docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     export TIKA_PORT=$((SOLR_PORT+5))
     docker run --rm -p ${TIKA_PORT}:9998 --name bats_tika -d apache/tika:3.2.3.0-full >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-    echo "Tika Server started on port ${TIKA_PORT}" >&3
+    echo "Waiting for Tika Server to be ready on port ${TIKA_PORT}" >&3
+    if ! wait_for 120 3 curl -s -f "http://localhost:${TIKA_PORT}/tika" -o /dev/null; then
+      export DOCKER_UNAVAILABLE=1
+      echo "WARNING: Tika Server did not become ready in time; Tika-dependent tests will be bypassed." >&3
+    else
+      echo "Tika Server is ready on port ${TIKA_PORT}" >&3
+    fi
   else
     export DOCKER_UNAVAILABLE=1
     echo "WARNING: Docker not available (CLI missing or daemon not running); Tika-dependent tests will be bypassed." >&3
diff --git a/solr/packaging/test/test_start_solr.bats b/solr/packaging/test/test_start_solr.bats
index ef25ea32ee79..a24ceadd24c5 100644
--- a/solr/packaging/test/test_start_solr.bats
+++ b/solr/packaging/test/test_start_solr.bats
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ teardown() {
   solr assert --started http://localhost:${SOLR_PORT} --timeout 5000
 
   run cat ${SOLR_LOGS_DIR}/solr-${SOLR_PORT}-console.log
-  refute_output --partial 'Exception'
+  refute_output --partial 'Exception in thread'
 }
 
 @test "deprecated system properties converted to modern properties" {