diff --git a/core/README.md b/core/README.md
index a6e62c1..7b5aa1f 100644
--- a/core/README.md
+++ b/core/README.md
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ This repo contains a docker compose and some configuration to get you started wi
 
 ## Getting started
 
-To get all services up and running you must have docker compose installed. Enter this command to get things up and running:
+### The first time
+If you are doing this for the first time, you need to run a script to seed the environment:
 
 ```
-docker compose up -d
+./scripts/init.sh
 ```
 
-If you are doing this for the first time, you need to run a script to seed the environment:
+### After initialisation
+To get all services up and running you must have docker compose installed. Enter this command to get things up and running:
 
 ```
-./scripts/init.sh
+docker compose up -d
 ```
 
-You will also need to tell your local machine where to find the hosts. 
+You will also need to tell your local machine where to find the hosts.
 Add the following line in your hosts file (/etc/hosts )
 ```
 127.0.0.1 engine.dev.openconext.local manage.dev.openconext.local profile.dev.openconext.local engine-api.dev.openconext.local mujina-idp.dev.openconext.local profile.dev.openconext.local connect.dev.openconext.local teams.dev.openconext.local voot.dev.openconext.local pdp.dev.openconext.local invite.dev.openconext.local welcome.dev.openconext.local
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ docker compose --profile oidc down
 
 ### Loadbalancer and databases
 |name |function     |
-| --- | --- | 
+| --- | --- |
 |haproxy     | loadbalancer    |
 |mongo     |Mongo database for oidc and manage     |
 |mariadb   |MariaDB databases for engine and teams     |
diff --git a/core/docker-compose.yml b/core/docker-compose.yml
index 445c481..d189fc1 100644
--- a/core/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/core/docker-compose.yml
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ services:
       coreconextdev:
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "-s", "http://localhost/health"]
+      interval: 1s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 10
+      retries: 120
     hostname: engine.docker
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"