diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 429902f..6671ea2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ services:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U hermes -d hermes"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
-      start_period: 10s
+      retries: 10
+      start_period: 30s
 
   hermes-control-plane:
     build: *hermes-build