diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8b5cdb2..c7c2326 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U grow"]
+      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "grow", "-d", "grow", "-h", "127.0.0.1"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 10
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 15s
 
   app:
     build: .