diff --git a/.aws/task-definition-dev.json b/.aws/task-definition-dev.json
index 486d75e..55ecca4 100644
--- a/.aws/task-definition-dev.json
+++ b/.aws/task-definition-dev.json
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@
           "appProtocol": "http"
         }
       ],
+      "healthCheck": {
+        "retries": 3,
+        "command": [
+          "CMD-SHELL",
+          "curl -f http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health-check || exit 1"
+        ],
+        "timeout": 5,
+        "interval": 30,
+        "startPeriod": null
+      },
       "essential": true,
       "environment": [],
       "environmentFiles": [],