diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index 090f448..600006f 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ JWT_SECRET=your-super-secure-jwt-secret-change-this-now-2024
 
 # Domain
 DOMAIN=zerp.atmata-group.com
+
+# Prisma / Database pooling
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:SecurePassword123!ChangeMe@postgres:5432/mind14_crm?schema=public&connection_limit=5&pool_timeout=20&connect_timeout=20
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 598655a..e21ab86 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ services:
       context: ./backend
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     container_name: zerp_backend
-    restart: unless-stopped
+    restart: always
     environment:
       PORT: 5001
       NODE_ENV: production
-      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres123}@postgres:5432/mind14_crm?schema=public
+      DATABASE_URL: ${DATABASE_URL}
       JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET:-z-crm-jwt-secret-change-in-production-NOW}
       JWT_EXPIRES_IN: 7d
       JWT_REFRESH_EXPIRES_IN: 30d
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     ports:
       - "5001:5001"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget -qO- http://localhost:5001/api/v1/health || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 40s
     command: sh -c "npx prisma migrate deploy && node dist/server.js"
 
   frontend: