diff --git a/docs/core/docker/snippets/App/Program.cs b/docs/core/docker/snippets/App/Program.cs
index 82e9ce0b61b99..58cf2ea5e871f 100644
--- a/docs/core/docker/snippets/App/Program.cs
+++ b/docs/core/docker/snippets/App/Program.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 var counter = 0;
-var max = args.Length is not 0 ? Convert.ToInt32(args[0]) : -1;
 
-while (max is -1 || counter < max)
+// If a number is passed as a command-line argument,
+// it will be used as the maximum counter value.
+var max = args.Length > 0 && int.TryParse(args[0], out var parsedMax)
+    ? parsedMax
+    : -1;
+
+// Run indefinitely if no max value is provided
+while (max == -1 || counter < max)
 {
     Console.WriteLine($"Counter: {++counter}");
 
-    await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1_000));
+    // Wait for one second between iterations
+    await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
 }