diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
index a8b32cc..cd67366 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ COPY requirements.txt ./
 
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* # install curl for healthcheck
+
 COPY . .
 
 CMD [ "python", "./app.py" ]