diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 019abefb8..b8dc1d425 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -ex
+echo "=== Ghostfolio entrypoint ==="
+echo "PORT=${PORT:-not set}"
+echo "DATABASE_URL set: $([ -n \"$DATABASE_URL\" ] && echo yes || echo NO)"
+echo "REDIS_HOST=${REDIS_HOST:-not set}"
 
-echo "Entrypoint: PORT=${PORT:-not set}"
-echo "Running database migrations"
-npx prisma migrate deploy
+echo "Applying database schema..."
+# Use db push for speed (applies full schema in one shot).
+# migrate deploy runs 108 migrations sequentially which can exceed healthcheck timeout.
+npx prisma db push --accept-data-loss 2>&1 || {
+  echo "ERROR: prisma db push failed (exit $?). Trying migrate deploy as fallback..."
+  npx prisma migrate deploy 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: migrate deploy also failed"
+}
 
-echo "Seeding the database"
-npx prisma db seed || echo "Seed failed (non-fatal), continuing..."
+echo "Seeding the database..."
+npx prisma db seed 2>&1 || echo "Seed failed (non-fatal), continuing..."
 
-echo "Starting the server on port ${PORT:-3000}"
+echo "Starting the server on port ${PORT:-3000}..."
 exec node main
diff --git a/railway.toml b/railway.toml
index df3178eb7..a6f2f3e73 100644
--- a/railway.toml
+++ b/railway.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dockerfilePath = "Dockerfile"
 
 [deploy]
 healthcheckPath = "/api/v1/health"
-# Migrate + seed run before server start; allow 3 min for first deploy or slow DB
-healthcheckTimeout = 180
+# DB schema push + seed run before server start; allow 5 min for first deploy
+healthcheckTimeout = 300
 restartPolicyType = "ON_FAILURE"
 restartPolicyMaxRetries = 3