diff --git a/pica-etherpad/Dockerfile b/pica-etherpad/Dockerfile
index c7af7c7ea271c7ab90d0fdb2a90373bfb5c9e793..862ff95f792017b060a02fd728ee17d3b96fc870 100644
--- a/pica-etherpad/Dockerfile
+++ b/pica-etherpad/Dockerfile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 EXPOSE 8080
-HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=20s --timeout=3s CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8080 || exit 1
 WORKDIR /opt/etherpad-lite/
 USER etherpad