diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ab8aa1b..e1b56e4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 # Type checking is done in the repo before building the image.
 RUN npx tsc --noCheck
 
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --start-period=10s --timeout=5s CMD wget -q http://localhost:3000/healthcheck || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --start-period=10s --timeout=5s CMD wget -q --spider http://localhost:3000/healthcheck || exit 1
 
 CMD ["pm2-runtime", "dist/index.js" ]