diff --git a/server/Dockerfile.dev b/server/Dockerfile.dev
index 77f96fcc..7ec41c2a 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/server/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN chown -R app:app /app
 USER app
 
 EXPOSE 8080
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=3s \
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=3s --start-period=60s --retries=12 \
   CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:8080/actuator/health || exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75.0", "-jar", "app.jar"]