diff --git a/stirling-pdf/docker-compose.yml b/stirling-pdf/docker-compose.yml
index 8ee865c..1278dae 100644
--- a/stirling-pdf/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/stirling-pdf/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
+      start_period: 40s