diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
index bc11fe5..0fd1691 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ services:
       - ./compose_dev_data/db:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U patchmon_user -d patchmon_db"]
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 3s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
+      retries: 7
 
   backend:
     build:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 4267a1b..01e01d1 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ services:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U patchmon_user -d patchmon_db"]
-      interval: 10s
+      interval: 3s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
+      retries: 7
 
   backend:
     image: ghcr.io/9technologygroup/patchmon-backend:latest