diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ce7cdf73..1a55f04d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ services:
       interval: 15s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
-      start_period: 60s
+      start_period: 30s  # JAR starts in ~15s; was 60s when compilation happened at startup
 
   # --- Frontend: SvelteKit (Dev Server) ---
   frontend: