diff --git a/docker/MON/Dockerfile b/docker/MON/Dockerfile
index 2fb0800..71b6bbb 100644
--- a/docker/MON/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/MON/Dockerfile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 EXPOSE 8000
 
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=2s --retries=12 \
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=120s --interval=10s --timeout=5s --retries=5 \
   CMD osm-mon-healthcheck || exit 1
 
 CMD /bin/bash scripts/start.sh