diff --git a/backend/build.gradle b/backend/build.gradle
index a7a1c3e..52afab8 100644
--- a/backend/build.gradle
+++ b/backend/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-rest'
 	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
 	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator'
 	implementation 'org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:1.5.7'
+
 	runtimeOnly 'com.h2database:h2'
 	testImplementation('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test') {
 		exclude group: 'org.junit.vintage', module: 'junit-vintage-engine'
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 817a520..a09a491 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 server.port=80
 spring.data.rest.basePath=/api
+spring.datasource.hikari.initialization-fail-timeout=0
 spring.profiles.active=prod
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