diff --git a/docker-compose.unified.yml b/docker-compose.unified.yml
index 50d2572e68..e08238cf46 100644
--- a/docker-compose.unified.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.unified.yml
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       target: development
     container_name: archon-ui
-    restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "${BIND_IP:-127.0.0.1}:${ARCHON_UI_PORT:-3737}:3737"
     environment:
@@ -191,11 +190,11 @@ services:
       - app-network
       - proxy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3737 || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3737"]
       interval: 15s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 90s
+      timeout: 15s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 60s
     volumes:
       # Development volumes for live editing
       - ./archon-ui-main/src:/app/src
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ services:
         VITE_API_URL: ${VITE_API_URL:-http://localhost:8181}
         VITE_ARCHON_SERVER_PORT: ${VITE_ARCHON_SERVER_PORT:-}
     container_name: archon-ui
-    restart: unless-stopped
     ports:
       - "${BIND_IP:-127.0.0.1}:${ARCHON_UI_PORT:-3737}:3737"
     environment:
@@ -242,11 +240,11 @@ services:
       - app-network
       - proxy
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3737 || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3737"]
       interval: 15s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 90s
+      timeout: 15s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 60s
     # No volumes in production
     depends_on:
       archon-server: