diff --git a/src/cli/edge-health.ts b/src/cli/edge-health.ts
index 7e4f7183..3a80249e 100644
--- a/src/cli/edge-health.ts
+++ b/src/cli/edge-health.ts
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ const checks: Check[] = [
     priority: 10,
     emoji: `:park:`,
     isHealthy: false,
-    url: `https://proxy.pockethost.io/api/health`,
+    url: `https://proxy.pockethost.io/_api/health`,
   },
   {
     name: `edge daemon`,
     priority: 8,
     emoji: `:imp:`,
     isHealthy: false,
-    url: `http://localhost:${DAEMON_PORT()}/api/health`,
+    url: `http://localhost:${DAEMON_PORT()}/_api/health`,
   },
   {
     name: `mothership`,
diff --git a/src/cli/proxy/server.ts b/src/cli/proxy/server.ts
index e0151174..7684c985 100644
--- a/src/cli/proxy/server.ts
+++ b/src/cli/proxy/server.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ forEach(hostnameRoutes, (target, host) => {
   app.use(createVhostProxyMiddleware(host, target, IS_DEV()))
 })
 
-app.get(`/api/health`, (req, res, next) => {
+app.get(`/_api/health`, (req, res, next) => {
   res.json({ status: 'ok' })
   res.end()
 })
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 193cdf2f..eb44485c 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
   SYSLOGD_PORT: mkNumber(6514),
 
   DISCORD_HEALTH_CHANNEL_URL: mkString(''),
+
+  DOCKER_CONTAINER_HOST: mkString(`host.docker.internal`),
 }
 ;(() => {
   let passed = true
@@ -230,6 +232,8 @@ export const SYSLOGD_PORT = () => settings().SYSLOGD_PORT
 export const DISCORD_HEALTH_CHANNEL_URL = () =>
   settings().DISCORD_HEALTH_CHANNEL_URL
 
+export const DOCKER_CONTAINER_HOST = () => settings().DOCKER_CONTAINER_HOST
+
 /** Helpers */
 
 export const MOTHERSHIP_DATA_ROOT = () => INSTANCE_DATA_ROOT(MOTHERSHIP_NAME())
diff --git a/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts b/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
index ed4330a5..4247e6ef 100644
--- a/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/InstanceService/index.ts
@@ -301,19 +301,17 @@ export const instanceService = mkSingleton(
             return cp
           } catch (e) {
             warn(`Error spawning: ${e}`)
+            userInstanceLogger.error(`Error spawning: ${e}`)
             if (UPGRADE_MODE()) {
-              throw new Error(
-                `PocketHost is rebooting. Try again in a few seconds.`,
-              )
+              // Noop
             } else {
               await updateInstance(instance.id, {
                 maintenance: true,
               })
-              userInstanceLogger.error(
-                `Could not launch container. Instance has been placed in maintenance mode. Please review your instance logs at https://app.pockethost.io/app/instances/${instance.id} or contact support at https://pockethost.io/support`,
-              )
-              throw new Error(`Maintenance mode`)
             }
+            throw new Error(
+              `Could not launch container. Instance has been placed in maintenance mode. Please review your instance logs at https://app.pockethost.io/app/instances/${instance.id} or contact support at https://pockethost.io/support`,
+            )
           }
         })()
         const { pid: _pid, exitCode } = childProcess
diff --git a/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts b/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
index 31513d9c..41ed2e1c 100644
--- a/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/PocketBaseService/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import {
   APEX_DOMAIN,
-  SYSLOGD_PORT,
+  DOCKER_CONTAINER_HOST,
   mkContainerHomePath,
   mkInstanceDataPath,
+  SYSLOGD_PORT,
 } from '$constants'
 import { PortService } from '$services'
 import {
-  LoggerService,
-  SingletonBaseConfig,
   createCleanupManager,
   createTimerManager,
+  LoggerService,
   mkSingleton,
+  SingletonBaseConfig,
 } from '$shared'
 import { assert, asyncExitHook, mkInternalUrl, tryFetch } from '$util'
 import { map } from '@s-libs/micro-dash'
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export const createPocketbaseService = async (
         LogConfig: {
           Type: 'syslog',
           Config: {
-            'syslog-address': `udp://localhost:${SYSLOGD_PORT()}`,
+            'syslog-address': `udp://${DOCKER_CONTAINER_HOST()}:${SYSLOGD_PORT()}`,
             tag: instanceId,
           },
         },
diff --git a/src/services/ProxyService.ts b/src/services/ProxyService.ts
index 6ce964cc..6dd1492e 100644
--- a/src/services/ProxyService.ts
+++ b/src/services/ProxyService.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const proxyService = mkSingleton(async (config: ProxyServiceConfig) => {
 
   server.use(cors())
 
-  server.get('/api/health', (req, res, next) => {
+  server.get('/_api/health', (req, res, next) => {
     res.json({ status: 'ok' })
     res.end
   })