diff --git a/docker-compose-speckle.yml b/docker-compose-speckle.yml
index 0c3305a5b..7c2a5b242 100644
--- a/docker-compose-speckle.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-speckle.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
         - CMD
         - node
         - -e
-        - "require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET' }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end();"
+        - "try { require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET', timeout: 2000 }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end(); } catch { process.exit(1); }"
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/utils/1click_image_scripts/template-docker-compose.yml b/utils/1click_image_scripts/template-docker-compose.yml
index 04d07211a..8aeee35fd 100644
--- a/utils/1click_image_scripts/template-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/utils/1click_image_scripts/template-docker-compose.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ services:
         - CMD
         - node
         - -e
-        - "require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET' }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end();"
+        - "try { require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET', timeout: 2000 }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end(); } catch { process.exit(1); }"
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/server/deployment.yml b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/server/deployment.yml
index bd94b6e64..a78189bfd 100644
--- a/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/server/deployment.yml
+++ b/utils/helm/speckle-server/templates/server/deployment.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
             command:
               - node
               - -e
-              - "require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET' }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end();"
+              - "try { require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET', timeout: 2000 }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end(); } catch { process.exit(1); }"
 
         readinessProbe:
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
             command:
               - node
               - -e
-              - "require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET' }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end();"
+              - "try { require('node:http').request({headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, port:3000, hostname:'127.0.0.1', path:'/graphql?query={serverInfo{version}}', method: 'GET', timeout: 2000 }, (res) => { body = ''; res.on('data', (chunk) => {body += chunk;}); res.on('end', () => {process.exit(res.statusCode != 200 || body.toLowerCase().includes('error'));}); }).end(); } catch { process.exit(1); }"
 
         env:
           - name: CANONICAL_URL