diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b38cd00..47608d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ services:
       SOCIAL_ASSET_ADMIN_KEY: ${SOCIAL_ASSET_ADMIN_KEY:-${TIKTOK_ADMIN_KEY:-}}
     depends_on:
       web:
-        condition: service_started
+        # Not service_started: the worker's first cycle would otherwise run while web is
+        # still applying migrations and booting, logging a connection error per channel.
+        condition: service_healthy
     networks:
       - qrmaster-network