diff --git a/Workbench/docker-compose.yml b/Workbench/docker-compose.yml
index 5288be4..d1aaa3b 100644
--- a/Workbench/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/Workbench/docker-compose.yml
@@ -271,7 +271,12 @@ services:
      - POSTGRES_USER=midpoint
      - POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS=--lc-collate=en_US.utf8 --lc-ctype=en_US.utf8
     ports:
-     - 5432:5432
+     - 5432:5432 
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /usr/local/bin/pg_isready
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 30s
+      retries: 3
     networks:
      - net
     volumes: