diff --git a/templates/compose/cap-captcha.yaml b/templates/compose/cap-captcha.yaml
index 2cd1a286d..3525663cd 100644
--- a/templates/compose/cap-captcha.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/cap-captcha.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ services:
       - SERVICE_URL_CAP_3000
       - ADMIN_KEY=$SERVICE_PASSWORD_ADMIN
       - REDIS_URL=redis://valkey:6379
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "bun", "-e", "fetch('http://localhost:3000').then(r => { if (!r.ok) process.exit(1) }).catch(() => process.exit(1))"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
     depends_on:
       valkey:
         condition: service_healthy