diff --git a/compose-sample.yaml b/compose-sample.yaml
index 97b3808..3bda400 100644
--- a/compose-sample.yaml
+++ b/compose-sample.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ services:
       CREATE_SUPERUSER: admin:admin  # Change this (or remove it and execute 'createsuperuser' against the running container)
       PORT: 8000
       DATABASE_URL: mysql://root:change_your_passwords_for_real_usage@mysql:3306/bugsink
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "python -c 'import requests; requests.get(\"http://localhost:8000/\").raise_for_status()'"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 20s
+      retries: 10
 
 volumes:
   my-datavolume: