diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f06148..3886062 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
 EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Health check
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=30s --retries=3 \
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=90s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1
 
 # FrankenPHP handles graceful shutdown via SIGTERM
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 4888c41..1bb44c2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ services:
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 90s
 
   horizon:
     build:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2a7a8db..dfc6336 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ services:
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 3s
       retries: 3
-      start_period: 30s
+      start_period: 90s
 
   horizon:
     image: ghcr.io/pricorephp/pricore:latest