diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca1e8a6..f3007bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ services:
       - CHROMADB_PORT=8000
     depends_on:
       searxng:
-        condition: service_healthy
+        condition: service_started
       chromadb:
         condition: service_started
     restart: unless-stopped
diff --git a/docker-compose.dockge.yml b/docker-compose.dockge.yml
index 2bbe390..b0533c0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dockge.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dockge.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ services:
       - PGID=${PGID:-1000}
     depends_on:
       searxng:
-        condition: service_healthy
+        condition: service_started
       chromadb:
         condition: service_started
     restart: unless-stopped
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
 
   searxng:
-    # Pinned, not :latest — odysseus waits on searxng's healthcheck
-    # (depends_on: condition: service_healthy), so a broken upstream `latest`
-    # tag blocks the whole app from starting. 2026.6.2 crashes on boot with
-    # `KeyError: 'default_doi_resolver'`, failing the healthcheck (issue #1414).
-    # Bump this deliberately after verifying a newer tag boots clean.
+    # Pinned, not :latest. Dockge starts Odysseus after the SearXNG container
+    # starts instead of waiting on health, because SearXNG can take longer than
+    # Dockge's dependency timeout during first boot.
     image: docker.io/searxng/searxng:2026.5.31-7159b8aed
     entrypoint:
       - /bin/sh