diff --git a/server/docker-compose.yaml b/server/docker-compose.yaml
index 1c731afa3..d3c0c897c 100644
--- a/server/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/server/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ services:
       interval: 1s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 20
-      start_period: 3s
+      start_period: 90s
     ports:
       - "8474:7474" # HTTP
       - "8687:7687" # Bolt
diff --git a/server/requirements.txt b/server/requirements.txt
index 82a524ee1..b427c6a9f 100644
--- a/server/requirements.txt
+++ b/server/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ uvicorn==0.34.0
 pydantic==2.10.4
 mem0ai>=0.1.48
 python-dotenv==1.0.1
+psycopg2-binary==2.9.10