diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 4eed25d..968fe95 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ services:
     container_name: food-ai
     networks: [ my-network ]
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request, sys; \
-        sys.exit(0) if urllib.request.urlopen('http://127.0.0.1:8000/health').status==200 else sys.exit(1)"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:8000/healthz || exit 1"]
       interval: 15s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 12