diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b554633..ede07d4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,12 @@ services:
             MYSQL_USER: 'mapguesser'
             MYSQL_PASSWORD: 'mapguesser'
         healthcheck:
-            test: ["CMD", 'mysqladmin', 'ping', '-h', 'localhost', '-u', '$$MYSQL_USER', '-p$$MYSQL_PASSWORD' ]
+            test: ["CMD-SHELL", "mysqladmin -u $$MYSQL_USER -p$$MYSQL_PASSWORD ping -h localhost || exit 1"]
+            start_period: 5s
+            start_interval: 1s
+            interval: 5s
             timeout: 5s
-            retries: 10
+            retries: 5
     adminer:
         image: adminer:4.8.1-standalone
         ports: