diff --git a/DrSousan.Api/Dockerfile b/DrSousan.Api/Dockerfile
index 5ade31e..a5ded5f 100644
--- a/DrSousan.Api/Dockerfile
+++ b/DrSousan.Api/Dockerfile
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ VOLUME ["/data", "/app/wwwroot/uploads"]
 ENV ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://+:8080
 ENV ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
 
-# Self-probe via the app's own runtime — the aspnet image has no curl/wget.
+RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends curl && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=15s --timeout=10s --start-period=30s --retries=3 \
-  CMD ["dotnet", "DrSousan.Api.dll", "--healthcheck"]
+  CMD curl -f http://localhost:8080/healthz || exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "DrSousan.Api.dll"]