diff --git a/docker_compose_applications/transcript-pseudomizer-api/compose.yml b/docker_compose_applications/transcript-pseudomizer-api/compose.yml
index b498338..2c4e86c 100644
--- a/docker_compose_applications/transcript-pseudomizer-api/compose.yml
+++ b/docker_compose_applications/transcript-pseudomizer-api/compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ services:
     env_file: .env
     networks:
       - caddy_net
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1:8003/api/v1/health | grep -q '\"status\":\"healthy\"'"]
+      interval: 60s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 300s
 
 networks:
   caddy_net: