diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1956f7..8ed4bd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ When using this tool, you only need to pick the `wait-for` file as part of your
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-./wait-for host:port [-t timeout] [-- command args]
+./wait-for host:port [host:port...] [-t timeout] [-- command args]
   -q | --quiet                        Do not output any status messages
   -t TIMEOUT | --timeout=timeout      Timeout in seconds, zero for no timeout
   -- COMMAND ARGS                     Execute command with args after the test finishes
@@ -43,6 +43,26 @@ services:
       - db
 ```
 
+To wait for several containers to become available:
+
+```
+version: '2'
+
+services:
+  db:
+    image: postgres:9.4
+
+  elk:
+    image: sebp/elk
+
+  backend:
+    build: backend
+    command: sh -c './wait-for db:5432 elk:9563 -- npm start'
+    depends_on:
+      - db
+      - elk
+```
+
 ## Testing
 
 Ironically testing is done using [bats](https://github.com/sstephenson/bats), which on the other hand is depending on [bash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)).
diff --git a/wait-for b/wait-for
index ddfc39e..d0bd79c 100755
--- a/wait-for
+++ b/wait-for
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ usage() {
   exitcode="$1"
   cat << USAGE >&2
 Usage:
-  $cmdname host:port [-t timeout] [-- command args]
+  $cmdname host:port [host:port...] [-t timeout] [-- command args]
   -q | --quiet                        Do not output any status messages
   -t TIMEOUT | --timeout=timeout      Timeout in seconds, zero for no timeout
   -- COMMAND ARGS                     Execute command with args after the test finishes
@@ -25,23 +25,22 @@ wait_for() {
     
     result=$?
     if [ $result -eq 0 ] ; then
-      if [ $# -gt 0 ] ; then
-        exec "$@"
-      fi
-      exit 0
+      return
+    else
+      sleep 1
     fi
-    sleep 1
   done
   echo "Operation timed out" >&2
   exit 1
 }
 
+SERVICES=""
+
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]
 do
   case "$1" in
     *:* )
-    HOST=$(printf "%s\n" "$1"| cut -d : -f 1)
-    PORT=$(printf "%s\n" "$1"| cut -d : -f 2)
+    SERVICES="${SERVICES} $1"
     shift 1
     ;;
     -q | --quiet)
@@ -71,9 +70,23 @@ do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ "$HOST" = "" -o "$PORT" = "" ]; then
-  echoerr "Error: you need to provide a host and port to test."
-  usage 2
+if [ "$SERVICES" = "" ] ; then
+      echoerr "Error: you need to provide at least one service to test."
+    usage 2
 fi
 
-wait_for "$@"
+for SERVICE in ${SERVICES} ; do
+  HOST=$(printf "%s\n" "$SERVICE"| cut -d : -f 1)
+  PORT=$(printf "%s\n" "$SERVICE"| cut -d : -f 2)
+
+  if [ "$HOST" = "" -o "$PORT" = "" ]; then
+    echoerr "Error: you need to provide a host and port to test."
+    usage 2
+  fi
+
+  wait_for
+done
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ] ; then
+  exec "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/wait-for.bats b/wait-for.bats
index cbea6a4..597f976 100644
--- a/wait-for.bats
+++ b/wait-for.bats
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@
   [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
   [ "$output" != "success" ]
 }
+
+@test "google and bing should be immediately found" {
+  run ./wait-for google.com:80 bing.com:80 -- echo 'success'
+  
+  [ "$output" = "success" ]
+}