diff --git a/memium/core.py b/memium/core.py
index 9a4de64c..4c6956cc 100644
--- a/memium/core.py
+++ b/memium/core.py
@@ -20,30 +20,35 @@ def main(
     dry_run: bool,
     push_all: bool = False,
 ):
-    source_prompts = DocumentPromptSource(
-        document_ingester=MarkdownDocumentSource(directory=input_dir),
-        prompt_extractors=[
-            QAPromptExtractor(question_prefix="Q.", answer_prefix="A."),
-            TableExtractor(),
-        ],
-    ).get_prompts()
+    # Setup gateway as first step. If Anki is not running, no need to parse all the prompts.
+    gateway = AnkiConnectGateway(
+        ankiconnect_url=ANKICONNECT_URL,
+        base_deck=base_deck,
+        tmp_read_dir=host_input_dir() if in_docker() else input_dir,
+        tmp_write_dir=input_dir,
+        max_deletions_per_run=max_deletions_per_run,
+        max_wait_seconds=3600,
+    )
 
     dest_class = AnkiConnectDestination if not dry_run else DryRunDestination
     destination = dest_class(
-        gateway=AnkiConnectGateway(
-            ankiconnect_url=ANKICONNECT_URL,
-            base_deck=base_deck,
-            tmp_read_dir=host_input_dir() if in_docker() else input_dir,
-            tmp_write_dir=input_dir,
-            max_deletions_per_run=max_deletions_per_run,
-            max_wait_seconds=30,
-        ),
+        gateway=gateway,
         prompt_converter=AnkiPromptConverter(
             base_deck=base_deck,
             card_css=Path("memium/destination/ankiconnect/default_styling.css").read_text(),
         ),
     )
 
+    # Get the inputs
+    source_prompts = DocumentPromptSource(
+        document_ingester=MarkdownDocumentSource(directory=input_dir),
+        prompt_extractors=[
+            QAPromptExtractor(question_prefix="Q.", answer_prefix="A."),
+            TableExtractor(),
+        ],
+    ).get_prompts()
+
+    # Get the updates
     update_commands = (
         [PushPrompts(prompts=source_prompts)]
         if push_all
@@ -51,5 +56,6 @@ def main(
             source_prompts=source_prompts, destination_prompts=destination.get_all_prompts()
         )
     )
+    # Send them
 
     destination.update(commands=update_commands)
diff --git a/memium/destination/ankiconnect/ankiconnect_gateway.py b/memium/destination/ankiconnect/ankiconnect_gateway.py
index b67bb0cf..7c219b03 100644
--- a/memium/destination/ankiconnect/ankiconnect_gateway.py
+++ b/memium/destination/ankiconnect/ankiconnect_gateway.py
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
             if seconds_waited >= self.max_wait_seconds:
                 raise ConnectionError(f"Could not connect to AnkiConnect at {self.ankiconnect_url}")
 
-            wait_seconds = 2
-            log.info(f"AnkiConnect is not live, waiting {wait_seconds} seconds...")
-            seconds_waited += wait_seconds
-            sleep(wait_seconds)
+            poll_seconds = 10
+            log.info(f"AnkiConnect is not live, waiting {poll_seconds} seconds...")
+            seconds_waited += poll_seconds
+            sleep(poll_seconds)
 
     def update_model(self, model: genanki.Model) -> None:
         existing_model_names = self._invoke(AnkiConnectCommand.GET_MODEL_NAMES)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index b56f57c2..638705ca 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "memium"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.25.1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bs4" },