diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d630ca2..2e01af2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ EXPOSE 8000
 
 # Single worker: in-process caches (usage counters, nonce store) assume one instance per pod.
 # Schema and content seed are both idempotent upserts, so every start converges the DB to this image's content/.
-CMD ["sh", "-c", "python -m vaak.migrate && python -m vaak.seed && exec python -m uvicorn vaak.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 1 --no-access-log --proxy-headers"]
+CMD ["sh", "-c", "python -m vaak.migrate && python -m vaak.seed && exec python -m uvicorn vaak.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --workers 1 --no-access-log --proxy-headers --ws-ping-interval 20 --ws-ping-timeout 20"]