diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/impl/rust/v0.52/Makefile b/hole-punch-interop/impl/rust/v0.52/Makefile
index fc355beab..f12521369 100644
--- a/hole-punch-interop/impl/rust/v0.52/Makefile
+++ b/hole-punch-interop/impl/rust/v0.52/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 image_name := rust-v0.52
-commitSha := bb251a4f88d44a64447f1c66b8a7918cfaea9afb
+commitSha := 919f49e8374bbe1a24654aac56414f2e83aa5484
 
 all: image.json
 
diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/router/Dockerfile b/hole-punch-interop/router/Dockerfile
index aaf61fdab..df1f4e980 100644
--- a/hole-punch-interop/router/Dockerfile
+++ b/hole-punch-interop/router/Dockerfile
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt apt-get update && apt-get -y instal
 COPY *.sh /scripts/
 RUN chmod +x /scripts/*.sh
 
+HEALTHCHECK CMD [ "sh", "-c", "test $(cat /var/setup_done) = 1" ]
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["./scripts/run.sh"]
diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/router/run.sh b/hole-punch-interop/router/run.sh
index d39731e7a..fac37bd11 100644
--- a/hole-punch-interop/router/run.sh
+++ b/hole-punch-interop/router/run.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ nft add table ip nat
 nft add chain ip nat postrouting { type nat hook postrouting priority 100 \; }
 nft add rule ip nat postrouting ip saddr $SUBNET_INTERNAL oifname "eth1" snat $ADDR_EXTERNAL
 
-tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 30ms
-tc qdisc add dev eth1 root netem delay 30ms
+tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 30ms # Internal latency
+tc qdisc add dev eth1 root netem delay 50ms # External latency
+
+echo "1" > /var/setup_done # This will be checked by our docker HEALTHCHECK
 
 tail -f /dev/null
diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/src/compose-runner.ts b/hole-punch-interop/src/compose-runner.ts
index 6c9f40eff..f62450189 100644
--- a/hole-punch-interop/src/compose-runner.ts
+++ b/hole-punch-interop/src/compose-runner.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function run(namespace: string, compose: ComposeSpecification, logD
     const stderrLogFile = path.join(logDir, `${sanitizedComposeName}.stderr`);
 
     try {
-        const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`docker compose -f ${path.join(dir, "compose.yaml")} up --exit-code-from alice --abort-on-container-exit`, { timeout: 15 * 1000 })
+        const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`docker compose -f ${path.join(dir, "compose.yaml")} up --exit-code-from alice --abort-on-container-exit`, { timeout: 30 * 1000 })
 
         await fs.writeFile(stdoutLogFile, stdout)
         await fs.writeFile(stderrLogFile, stderr)
diff --git a/hole-punch-interop/src/generator.ts b/hole-punch-interop/src/generator.ts
index 990d47076..5e3bcf53a 100644
--- a/hole-punch-interop/src/generator.ts
+++ b/hole-punch-interop/src/generator.ts
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ function buildSpec(containerImages: { [key: string]: () => string }, {
     let startupScriptFn = (actor: "alice" | "bob") => (`
         set -ex;
 
-        # Wait for router to be online
-        while ! ping -c 1 -w 1 "${actor}_router"; do sleep 1; done
-
-        # Wait for redis to be online
-        while ! ping -c 1 -w 1 "redis"; do sleep 1; done
-
         ROUTER_IP=$$(dig +short ${actor}_router)
         INTERNET_SUBNET=$$(curl --silent --unix-socket /var/run/docker.sock http://localhost/networks/${internetNetworkName} | jq -r '.IPAM.Config[0].Subnet')
 
@@ -107,12 +101,8 @@ function buildSpec(containerImages: { [key: string]: () => string }, {
 
     let relayStartupScript = `
         set -ex;
-
-        # Wait for redis to be online
-        while ! ping -c 1 -w 1 "redis"; do sleep 1; done
-
-        # Add RTT when using the relay
-        tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 50ms;
+ 
+        tc qdisc add dev eth0 root netem delay 50ms; # Add a delay to all relayed connections
 
         /usr/bin/relay
     `;
@@ -141,14 +131,15 @@ function buildSpec(containerImages: { [key: string]: () => string }, {
                 cap_add: ["NET_ADMIN"]
             },
             alice: {
-                depends_on: ["relay", "alice_router"],
+                depends_on: ["relay", "alice_router", "redis"],
                 image: containerImages[aliceImage](),
                 init: true,
                 command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", startupScriptFn("alice")],
                 environment: {
                     TRANSPORT: transport,
                     MODE: "dial",
-                    RUST_LOG: "debug"
+                    RUST_LOG: "debug",
+                    REDIS_TIMEOUT: 30
                 },
                 networks: {
                     alice_lan: {},
@@ -169,14 +160,15 @@ function buildSpec(containerImages: { [key: string]: () => string }, {
                 cap_add: ["NET_ADMIN"]
             },
             bob: {
-                depends_on: ["relay", "bob_router"],
+                depends_on: ["relay", "bob_router", "redis"],
                 image: containerImages[bobImage](),
                 init: true,
                 command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", startupScriptFn("bob")],
                 environment: {
                     TRANSPORT: transport,
                     MODE: "listen",
-                    RUST_LOG: "debug"
+                    RUST_LOG: "debug",
+                    REDIS_TIMEOUT: 30
                 },
                 networks: {
                     bob_lan: {},
@@ -188,8 +180,8 @@ function buildSpec(containerImages: { [key: string]: () => string }, {
             },
             redis: {
                 image: "redis:7-alpine",
-                environment: {
-                    REDIS_ARGS: "--loglevel warning"
+                healthcheck: {
+                    test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli ping | grep PONG"]
                 },
                 networks: {
                     internet: {