diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f4f2dfa..4e76446 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ RUN cd /server &&\
  make test jshint all
 
 FROM alpine:3.11.5
-RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates
+RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates curl
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /server/output/mapserver-linux-x86_64 /bin/mapserver
 
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=15s --timeout=3s \
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/ || exit 1
+
 EXPOSE 8080
 CMD ["/bin/mapserver"]