diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43da58a55..76b272bbf 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ COPY . .
 
 RUN go install ./...
 
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=5s --retries=5 \
+  CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8080/health || exit 1
+
 CMD ["dkron"]