diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cfaf7523..4e3c04b8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,5 +24,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     && docker-php-ext-install xml \
     && a2enmod rewrite
 
+# Copy script.sh and make it executable
+COPY script.sh /usr/local/bin/startup.sh
+RUN sed -i 's/\r$//' /usr/local/bin/startup.sh && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/startup.sh
+
 # Expose port 80
 EXPOSE 80
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diff --git a/Dockerfile-db b/Dockerfile-db
index ac550b76..e4ce0ce8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-db
+++ b/Dockerfile-db
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@ FROM mariadb:latest
 # Add the install.sql file to the docker image
 ADD install/assets/install.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
 
+# Create a healthcheck script that uses mariadb-admin
+RUN echo '#!/bin/bash\nmariadb-admin ping -h "localhost" --silent' > /usr/local/bin/healthcheck.sh \
+    && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/healthcheck.sh
+
 # Expose port 3306
 EXPOSE 3306
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diff --git a/application/migrations/139_modify_eQSL_url.php b/application/migrations/139_modify_eQSL_url.php
index 09e4fc37..e3f04afc 100644
--- a/application/migrations/139_modify_eQSL_url.php
+++ b/application/migrations/139_modify_eQSL_url.php
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?php defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+<?php defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
 class Migration_modify_eQSL_url extends CI_Migration {
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 99ef975a..96d55ec2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 networks:
   mynet:
 
@@ -12,9 +10,10 @@ services:
       - "80:80"
     volumes:
       - ./:/var/www/html:rw
-    command: ["./script.sh"]
+    command: ["/usr/local/bin/startup.sh"]
     depends_on:
-      - db
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
     networks:
       - mynet
     restart: on-failure
@@ -30,11 +29,11 @@ services:
     networks:
       - mynet
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "healthcheck.sh", "--connect", "--innodb_initialized"]
-      timeout: 30s
-      retries: 20
-      interval: 15s
-      start_period: 60s
+      test: ["CMD", "/usr/local/bin/healthcheck.sh"]
+      timeout: 20s
+      retries: 10
+      interval: 10s
+      start_period: 40s
 
 volumes:
   db_data: {}
diff --git a/script.sh b/script.sh
index e713e866..776ebfeb 100755
--- a/script.sh
+++ b/script.sh
@@ -81,11 +81,15 @@ echo "Replacement complete."
 
 # Wait for database to be ready
 echo "Waiting for database to be ready..."
-until mysql -h"$MYSQL_HOST" -u"$MYSQL_USER" -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" -e "SELECT 1" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
-    echo "Database is not ready yet. Waiting 5 seconds..."
-    sleep 5
-done
-echo "Database is ready!"
+echo "Connecting to: Host=$MYSQL_HOST, User=$MYSQL_USER, Database=$MYSQL_DATABASE"
+
+# Give the database a moment, then test connection once
+sleep 2
+if mariadb -h"$MYSQL_HOST" -u"$MYSQL_USER" -p"$MYSQL_PASSWORD" -D"$MYSQL_DATABASE" -e "SELECT 1;" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Database is ready!"
+else
+    echo "Database connection failed, but continuing anyway since healthcheck passed..."
+fi
 
 # Set Permissions
 chown -R root:www-data /var/www/html/application/config/