diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 731a08c..7ea905f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,41 @@ jobs:
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
           cache-from: type=gha
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+
+      # Test container health with docker compose
+      - name: Test container with docker compose
+        run: |
+          echo "Starting container with docker compose..."
+          docker compose up --build -d
+          echo "Waiting for container to be ready (60 seconds for start_period)..."
+          sleep 60
+
+          echo "Monitoring container health for 30 seconds..."
+          SECONDS_ELAPSED=0
+          HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL=5
+          TOTAL_DURATION=30
+          
+          while [ $SECONDS_ELAPSED -lt $TOTAL_DURATION ]; do
+            HEALTH_STATUS=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Health.Status}}' fredy 2>/dev/null || echo "not_found")
+            CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect --format='{{.State.Status}}' fredy 2>/dev/null || echo "not_found")
+            echo "[$SECONDS_ELAPSED/$TOTAL_DURATION sec] Container: $CONTAINER_STATUS, Health: $HEALTH_STATUS"
+            
+            # Check if container is not running or unhealthy
+            if [ "$CONTAINER_STATUS" != "running" ]; then
+              echo "Container stopped running! Status: $CONTAINER_STATUS"
+              docker compose logs fredy
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            
+            if [ "$HEALTH_STATUS" = "unhealthy" ]; then
+              echo "Container is unhealthy!"
+              docker compose logs fredy
+              docker inspect --format='{{json .State.Health}}' fredy | jq
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            
+            sleep $HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL
+            SECONDS_ELAPSED=$((SECONDS_ELAPSED + HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL))
+          done
+
+          docker compose down
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 153f921..19ba420 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ FROM node:22-slim
 
 WORKDIR /fredy
 
-# Install Chromium without extra recommended packages and clean apt cache
+# Install Chromium and curl without extra recommended packages and clean apt cache
+# curl is needed for the health check
 RUN apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends chromium \
+  && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends chromium curl \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 ENV PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0061893..38b5fdf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,5 +11,12 @@ services:
       - ./conf:/conf
       - ./db:/db
     ports:
-      - 9998:9998
+      - "9998:9998"
     restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      # The container will immediately stop when health check fails after retries
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl --fail --silent --show-error --max-time 5 http://localhost:9998/ || exit 1"]
+      interval: 120s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 1
+      start_period: 10s