diff --git a/aspnet-mssql/docker-compose.yaml b/aspnet-mssql/docker-compose.yaml
index 059a186..402be54 100644
--- a/aspnet-mssql/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/aspnet-mssql/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ services:
     environment:
       ACCEPT_EULA: "Y"
       SA_PASSWORD: example_123
-    expose: 
-      - 1433
     image: microsoft/mssql-server-linux
+    restart: always
+    healthcheck:
+        test: ["CMD-SHELL", "/opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U sa -P example_123 -Q 'SELECT 1' || exit 1"]
+        interval: 10s
+        retries: 10
+        start_period: 10s
+        timeout: 3s     
+         
+       
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