diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dcb770a..4998e2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ prepare-training: ## Scan docs_dir for cover letters and build training JSONL
 
 finetune:       ## Fine-tune your personal cover letter model (run prepare-training first)
 	@echo "Starting fine-tune (30-90 min on GPU, much longer on CPU)..."
-	$(COMPOSE) $(COMPOSE_FILES) --profile $(PROFILE) run --rm finetune
+	$(COMPOSE) $(COMPOSE_FILES) -f compose.gpu.yml --profile finetune run --rm finetune
 
 clean:          ## Remove containers, images, and data volumes (DESTRUCTIVE)
 	@echo "WARNING: This will delete all Peregrine containers and data."
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index eac74f4..d2b7b08 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,5 @@ services:
       - OLLAMA_URL=http://ollama:11434
       - OLLAMA_MODELS_MOUNT=/ollama-models
       - OLLAMA_MODELS_OLLAMA_PATH=/root/.ollama
-    depends_on:
-      ollama:
-        condition: service_started
-    profiles: [cpu, single-gpu, dual-gpu]
+    profiles: [finetune]
     restart: "no"
diff --git a/scripts/preflight.py b/scripts/preflight.py
index c4c6367..7c57790 100644
--- a/scripts/preflight.py
+++ b/scripts/preflight.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _SERVICES: dict[str, tuple[str, int, str, bool, bool]] = {
     "searxng":   ("searxng_port",   8888, "SEARXNG_PORT",   True,  True),
     "vllm":      ("vllm_port",      8000, "VLLM_PORT",      True,  True),
     "vision":    ("vision_port",    8002, "VISION_PORT",    True,  True),
-    "ollama":    ("ollama_port",  11434,  "OLLAMA_PORT",    False, True),
+    "ollama":    ("ollama_port",  11434,  "OLLAMA_PORT",    True,  True),
 }
 
 # LLM yaml backend keys → url suffix, keyed by service name