diff --git a/src/docker/assets.ts b/src/docker/assets.ts
index 1ba105a..89b7c26 100644
--- a/src/docker/assets.ts
+++ b/src/docker/assets.ts
@@ -293,18 +293,25 @@ probes:
     #!/bin/bash
     set -eux -o pipefail
     # Don't check for docker CLI as it's not installed in the VM (only on the host)
-    if ! timeout 30s bash -c "until pgrep dockerd; do sleep 3; done"; then
+    if ! timeout 60s bash -c "until pgrep dockerd; do sleep 3; done"; then
       echo >&2 "dockerd is not running"
       exit 1
     fi
   hint: See "/var/log/cloud-init-output.log". in the guest
 
 hostResolver:
+  # Don't use local system resolver
+  enabled: false
   # hostResolver.hosts requires lima 0.8.3 or later. Names defined here will also
   # resolve inside containers, and not just inside the VM itself.
   hosts:
     host.docker.internal: host.lima.internal
 
+# Use custom DNS servers instead of the host's DNS settings
+dns:
+  - 1.1.1.1
+  - 1.0.0.1
+
 portForwards:
 - guestSocket: "/var/run/docker.sock"
   hostSocket: "{{dockerSock}}"
diff --git a/src/docker/install.ts b/src/docker/install.ts
index 7984199..48e12a8 100644
--- a/src/docker/install.ts
+++ b/src/docker/install.ts
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ export class Install {
     };
 
     await core.group('Starting lima instance', async () => {
-      const limaStartArgs = ['start', `--name=${this.limaInstanceName}`];
+      const limaStartArgs = ['start', `--name=${this.limaInstanceName}`, `--timeout=15m`];
       if (process.env.LIMA_START_ARGS) {
         limaStartArgs.push(process.env.LIMA_START_ARGS);
       }