diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 12951a73..801b2bc2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED 1
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nodejs
 RUN adduser --system --uid 1001 nextjs
 
-RUN yarn add npm-run-all dotenv prisma semver
+RUN set -x \
+    && apk add --no-cache curl \
+    && yarn add npm-run-all dotenv prisma semver
 
 # You only need to copy next.config.js if you are NOT using the default configuration
 COPY --from=builder /app/next.config.js .
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b8da9373..08f00b7c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ services:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
     restart: always
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl http://localhost:3000/api/heartbeat"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
   db:
     image: postgres:15-alpine
     environment: