diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index de40bd5..a5fca3b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ services:
       - schoolcompare-network
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8001/health"]
+      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8001/health')"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3