diff --git a/crawler/driver.py b/crawler/driver.py
index 9e96159..3e329a8 100644
--- a/crawler/driver.py
+++ b/crawler/driver.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def _build_options(
     chrome_binary: str,
     profile_dir: str | None = None,
     display: str | None = None,
-    initial_url: str | None = None,
 ) -> Options:
     opts = Options()
     opts.binary_location = chrome_binary
@@ -108,14 +107,17 @@ def _build_options(
     opts.add_argument(f"--user-agent={user_agent}")
     opts.add_argument("--no-sandbox")
     opts.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
+    opts.add_argument("--disable-logging")
+    opts.add_argument("--no-first-run")
+    opts.add_argument("--no-default-browser-check")
+    opts.add_argument("--disable-background-networking")
+    opts.add_argument("--disable-component-update")
+    opts.add_argument("--disable-default-apps")
+    opts.add_argument("--disable-sync")
     opts.add_argument("--renderer-process-limit=2")
     opts.add_argument("--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled")
     opts.add_argument("--disable-infobars")
     opts.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1080")
-    if initial_url and initial_url.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
-        # Opening the configured page as a Chrome process argument avoids
-        # waiting for the initial New Tab renderer before navigation begins.
-        opts.add_argument(initial_url)
     return opts
 
 
@@ -135,7 +137,6 @@ def make_driver(
         chrome_binary,
         profile_dir,
         display,
-        initial_url,
     )
 
     log.info(
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ def make_driver(
         driver_executable_path=_local_driver_path(),
         version_main=major,
         use_subprocess=True,
+        # undetected-chromedriver captures Chrome stdout/stderr in pipes but
+        # does not drain them. Fatal-only logging prevents a full pipe from
+        # freezing Chrome during renderer startup in Docker.
+        log_level=3,
     )
     log.info("ChromeDriver connected")
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2794a33..2c5c03b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ services:
       redis:
         condition: service_healthy
     # Chrome needs extra shared memory to avoid OOM crashes
-    shm_size: "512mb"
+    # Headful Chromium recording needs substantially more shared memory than
+    # headless mode. This is a limit, not an up-front RAM allocation.
+    shm_size: "2gb"
     cap_add:
       - SYS_ADMIN
     security_opt: