diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 4f621d42f..2921296c2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ WORKDIR $APP_PATH
 COPY ./package.json ./yarn.lock ./
 COPY ./patches ./patches
 
+RUN  apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y wget \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN yarn install --no-optional --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 && \
   yarn cache clean
 
@@ -17,3 +21,6 @@ RUN rm -rf node_modules
 
 RUN yarn install --production=true --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 && \
   yarn cache clean
+
+ENV PORT 3000
+HEALTHCHECK CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:${PORT}/_health | grep -q "OK" || exit 1