diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/apps.py b/backend/server/adventures/apps.py
index 393e5ad..8fc4664 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/apps.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/apps.py
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ class AdventuresConfig(AppConfig):
 
     def ready(self):
         if settings.SCHEDULER_AUTOSTART:
-            from .scheduler import start_scheduler
-            start_scheduler()
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+            from django.core.management import call_command
+            import threading
+            threading.Thread(target=call_command, args=('start_scheduler',)).start()
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diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py b/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95b9aa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/management/commands/start_scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from django.db import connections
+from django.db.utils import OperationalError
+import time
+from adventures.scheduler import start_scheduler
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Starts the APScheduler'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        self.stdout.write('Waiting for database...')
+        db_conn = None
+        while not db_conn:
+            try:
+                db_conn = connections['default']
+            except OperationalError:
+                self.stdout.write('Database unavailable, waiting 1 second...')
+                time.sleep(1)
+
+        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Database available!'))
+        
+        start_scheduler()
+        self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS('Scheduler started successfully'))
+
+        # Keep the command running
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(60)
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diff --git a/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py b/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
index 7795d49..2d1fcbd 100644
--- a/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/server/adventures/scheduler.py
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ def start_scheduler():
     scheduler.add_job(
         run_worldtravel_seed,
         trigger="interval",
-        hours=24,
+        minutes=3,
         id="worldtravel_seed",
         max_instances=1,
         replace_existing=True,
     )
 
     logger.info("Starting scheduler...")
-    scheduler.start()
-    return scheduler
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+    scheduler.start()
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 871e5d3..01555d2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ services:
       - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
 
   server:
-    #build: ./backend/
-    image: ghcr.io/seanmorley15/adventurelog-backend:latest
+    build: ./backend/
+    #image: ghcr.io/seanmorley15/adventurelog-backend:latest
     environment:
       - PGHOST=db
       - PGDATABASE=database