diff --git a/gateway/src/project.rs b/gateway/src/project.rs
index 4e80925c3..5ea47e33f 100644
--- a/gateway/src/project.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/project.rs
@@ -367,8 +367,8 @@ impl ProjectCreating {
             ],
             "Healthcheck": {
                 "Interval": 1_000_000_000i64, // Every second
-                "Timeout": 15_000_000_000i64, // 15 seconds
-                "Test": ["CMD", "curl", format!("localhost:8001/projects/{project_name}/status")],
+                "Timeout": 15_000_000_000i64, // 15 seconds. Should match the --max-time below
+                "Test": ["CMD", "curl", "--max-time=15", format!("localhost:8001/projects/{project_name}/status")],
             },
         });