diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 7ab4e7b..b23fd50 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ services:
     # effect on the already-bundled client code.
     build:
       args:
+        GITEA_NPM_OWNER: ${GITEA_NPM_OWNER:-learning_ai_user}
         NEXT_PUBLIC_NOTES_API_URL: "http://127.0.0.1:4016/api"
         NEXT_PUBLIC_PLATFORM_SERVICE_URL: "http://127.0.0.1:4003/api"
         NEXT_PUBLIC_EXTRACTION_SERVICE_URL: "http://127.0.0.1:4005"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bd0d031..b653404 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 3
 
+      start_period: 30s
   web:
     container_name: notelett-web
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: web/Dockerfile
       args:
+        GITEA_NPM_OWNER: ${GITEA_NPM_OWNER:-learning_ai_user}
         # NEXT_PUBLIC_* values are baked into the Next.js bundle at build
         # time, so they MUST be passed as build args, not just runtime
         # environment. The defaults below target a local stack; override