diff --git a/src/services/squid-service.test.ts b/src/services/squid-service.test.ts
index c2bc54ad..6f12dcd8 100644
--- a/src/services/squid-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/services/squid-service.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ describe('squid service', () => {
       expect(squid.volumes).not.toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining('squid.conf'));
       expect(squid.volumes).toContain(`${mockConfig.workDir}/squid-logs:/var/log/squid:rw`);
       expect(squid.healthcheck).toBeDefined();
+      expect(squid.healthcheck).toEqual({
+        test: ['CMD', 'nc', '-z', 'localhost', '3128'],
+        interval: '2s',
+        timeout: '2s',
+        retries: 10,
+        start_period: '5s',
+      });
       expect(squid.ports).toContain('3128:3128');
     });
 
diff --git a/src/services/squid-service.ts b/src/services/squid-service.ts
index 0319e1bc..92c41d83 100644
--- a/src/services/squid-service.ts
+++ b/src/services/squid-service.ts
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ export function buildSquidService(params: SquidServiceParams): any {
     volumes: translatedSquidVolumes,
     healthcheck: {
       test: ['CMD', 'nc', '-z', 'localhost', '3128'],
-      interval: '1s',
-      timeout: '1s',
-      retries: 5,
-      start_period: '2s',
+      interval: '2s',
+      timeout: '2s',
+      retries: 10,
+      start_period: '5s',
     },
     ports: [`${SQUID_PORT}:${SQUID_PORT}`],
     // Security hardening: Drop unnecessary capabilities