diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ RUN chown -R mongodb:mongodb /usr/local/bin
 # switch back to mongodb (for non-containerized environments)
 USER mongodb:mongodb
 
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=15s --timeout=3s CMD echo 'db.runCommand("ping").ok' | mongo localhost:27017/test
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