diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index d08731e..e5efde3 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       SASL_CONF_PATH: "/home/memcache/memcached.conf"
       MEMCACHED_SASL_PWDB: "/home/memcache/memcached-sasl-db"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "/bin/nc", "-z", "127.0.0.1", "11211"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 2s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 3s
     networks:
       - internal