diff --git a/mcp_server/config/mcp_config_sse_example.json b/mcp_server/config/mcp_config_sse_example.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f878448..00000000
--- a/mcp_server/config/mcp_config_sse_example.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "mcpServers": {
-        "graphiti": {
-            "transport": "sse",
-            "url": "http://localhost:8000/sse"
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb.yml b/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb.yml
index 03c4df58..3ad06ac0 100644
--- a/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb.yml
+++ b/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - falkordb_data:/data
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "-p", "6379", "ping"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
diff --git a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
index e57b8ed5..5beac20b 100644
--- a/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
+++ b/mcp_server/src/graphiti_mcp_server.py
@@ -235,14 +235,6 @@ class GraphitiService:
                     max_coroutines=self.semaphore_limit,
                 )
 
-            # Test connection based on database provider
-            if self.config.database.provider.lower() == 'neo4j':
-                await self.client.driver.client.verify_connectivity()  # type: ignore
-            elif self.config.database.provider.lower() == 'falkordb':
-                # FalkorDB uses ping() method to test connectivity
-                self.client.driver.client.ping()  # type: ignore
-            # KuzuDB doesn't need a connectivity test (in-memory)
-
             # Build indices
             await self.client.build_indices_and_constraints()