diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 861a09f..2a7658d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ COPY . .
 RUN cargo install --path .
 
 FROM debian:buster-slim
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpq-dev && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libpq-dev curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/cargo/bin/moviequotebot_api /usr/local/bin/moviequotebot_api
 EXPOSE 8080
+HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
 CMD ["moviequotebot_api"]
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