diff --git a/dogfood/main.tf b/dogfood/main.tf
index 0b757336b812c..a5e6ca91077b0 100644
--- a/dogfood/main.tf
+++ b/dogfood/main.tf
@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@ resource "coder_agent" "dev" {
   startup_script = <<EOF
     #!/bin/sh
     set -x
+    
     # install and start code-server
     curl -fsSL https://code-server.dev/install.sh | sh
-    code-server --auth none --port 13337 &
+    
+    # use Coder wildcard apps as the port proxy
+    VSCODE_PROXY_URI=https://{{port}}--dev--${data.coder_workspace.me.name}--${data.coder_workspace.me.owner}--apps.dev.coder.com code-server --port 13337 --auth none &
+
     sudo service docker start
     if [ -f ~/personalize ]; then ~/personalize 2>&1 | tee  ~/.personalize.log; fi
     EOF
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ resource "coder_app" "code-server" {
   healthcheck {
     url       = "http://localhost:13337/healthz"
     interval  = 3
-    threshold = 10
+    threshold = 20
   }
 }