diff --git a/komga/CHANGELOG.md b/komga/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d205b8cdf..7400ff2645 100644
--- a/komga/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/komga/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.26.1.1 (2026-08-11)
+
+- Bound the nginx readiness probes (`--connect-timeout` / `--max-time`) so a stalled connection cannot hang the wait, and log a warning when Komga has not answered within 15 minutes
+
 ## 1.26.1 (2026-08-11)
 
 - Initial release, based on gotson/komga ([changelog](https://github.com/gotson/komga/releases))
diff --git a/komga/config.yaml b/komga/config.yaml
index 4c4bb0a0d2..50b0597082 100644
--- a/komga/config.yaml
+++ b/komga/config.yaml
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ schema:
 slug: komga
 udev: true
 url: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/tree/master/komga
-version: "1.26.1"
+version: "1.26.1.1"
diff --git a/komga/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run b/komga/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
index c7febdae96..adc1f43f5f 100755
--- a/komga/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
+++ b/komga/rootfs/etc/services.d/nginx/run
@@ -8,12 +8,27 @@ set -e
 # bashio::net.wait_for : bashio takes (port host timeout) while the bundled
 # bashio-standalone.sh takes (host port timeout), and picking the wrong one
 # would either fail instantly or block for the whole timeout.
-for _ in $(seq 1 180); do
-    if curl -sf -o /dev/null "http://127.0.0.1:25600/komga/"; then
+# The per probe timeouts keep the 15 minute ceiling real : without them a
+# half open connection would hang a single probe, and the loop, forever.
+# A wall clock deadline, not an attempt count : a failed probe costs up to
+# max-time on top of the sleep, so counting attempts would stretch the wait to
+# roughly twice the advertised ceiling.
+komga_ready=false
+deadline=$((SECONDS + 900))
+while [ "$SECONDS" -lt "$deadline" ]; do
+    if curl -sf --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 5 -o /dev/null "http://127.0.0.1:25600/komga/"; then
+        komga_ready=true
         break
     fi
     sleep 5
 done
 
+# Deliberately not fatal : nginx serving a 502 tells the user something is wrong
+# and starts working by itself once komga finally answers, while refusing to
+# start would take ingress down for good after ha_entrypoint gives up retrying.
+if [ "$komga_ready" != true ]; then
+    bashio::log.warning "Komga did not answer within 15 minutes. Starting NGinx anyway : ingress will return 502 until it does."
+fi
+
 bashio::log.info "Starting NGinx..."
 exec nginx