diff --git a/development/docker-compose-database-neo4j.yml b/development/docker-compose-database-neo4j.yml
index 6cd0ba8729..e0ab7e00eb 100644
--- a/development/docker-compose-database-neo4j.yml
+++ b/development/docker-compose-database-neo4j.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
       test: wget http://localhost:7474 || exit 1
       interval: 2s
       timeout: 10s
-      retries: 20
+      retries: 40
       start_period: 3s
     labels:
       infrahub_role: "database"