diff --git a/core/archipelago/src/health_monitor.rs b/core/archipelago/src/health_monitor.rs
index fbd79f4c..d59d4221 100644
--- a/core/archipelago/src/health_monitor.rs
+++ b/core/archipelago/src/health_monitor.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ fn container_dependencies(name: &str) -> &'static [&'static str] {
         "fedimint" => &["bitcoin"],
         "fedimint-gateway" => &["bitcoin", "fedimint"],
 
-        // IndeedHub stack
-        "indeedhub-api" => &["indeedhub-postgres", "indeedhub-redis"],
+        // IndeedHub stack. The API needs MinIO (object storage) up before it
+        // can serve — without listing it the health monitor would restart the
+        // API while MinIO was still coming up, which is the "needs 1-2 restarts
+        // to recover" symptom (#41). MinIO has no deps of its own, so the
+        // monitor restarts it independently first; no deadlock.
+        "indeedhub-api" => &["indeedhub-postgres", "indeedhub-redis", "indeedhub-minio"],
         "indeedhub" => &["indeedhub-api"],
         "indeedhub-relay" => &["indeedhub-postgres"],
         "indeedhub-ffmpeg" => &["indeedhub-api"],