diff --git a/.github/deployment/self-host/compose.yaml b/.github/deployment/self-host/compose.yaml
index 68f3c3f5e3..369256f6bf 100644
--- a/.github/deployment/self-host/compose.yaml
+++ b/.github/deployment/self-host/compose.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
+      - NODE_ENV=production
       - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${DB_USERNAME}:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/${DB_DATABASE:-affine}
     restart: unless-stopped
 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ services:
     container_name: redis
     healthcheck:
       test: ['CMD', 'redis-cli', '--raw', 'incr', 'ping']
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   postgres:
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ services:
     healthcheck:
       test:
         ['CMD', 'pg_isready', '-U', "${DB_USERNAME}", '-d', "${DB_DATABASE:-affine}"]
-      interval: 1m
-      start_interval: 10s
-      start_period: 1m
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
     restart: unless-stopped