diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 50b061af..3f8f8a16 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ services:
       - zep-network
     healthcheck:
       test: timeout 10s bash -c ':> /dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/8080' || exit 1
-      interval: 5s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 10s
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 45s
     ports:
       - "8080:8080"
   zep:
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ configs:
     file: ./config.yaml
 networks:
   zep-network:
-    driver: bridge
\ No newline at end of file
+    driver: bridge
diff --git a/pkg/llms/embeddings_local.go b/pkg/llms/embeddings_local.go
index f073ff02..1fb79fdf 100644
--- a/pkg/llms/embeddings_local.go
+++ b/pkg/llms/embeddings_local.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func embedTextsLocal(
 }
 
 func makeEmbedRequest(ctx context.Context, url string, jsonBody []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+	httpClient := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonBody))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err