diff --git a/podman-gitea/container-compose.yml b/podman-gitea/container-compose.yml
index 7b38692..de063c5 100644
--- a/podman-gitea/container-compose.yml
+++ b/podman-gitea/container-compose.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ services:
       - ${weblisten_if}:${weblisten_port}:3000
       - ${sshlisten_if}:${sshlisten_port}:22
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "/healthcheck.sh"]
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-fSs", "http://localhost:3000/api/healthz"]
       interval: 60s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 5
+      start_period: 5s
     depends_on:
       - db