diff --git a/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml b/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
index 0847ee46e7229d0ebbee5351f149e0a07bae1432..e1c5ef673284b6be3155ed73adde0fee2b846304 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ services:
     - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
     - TANGO_ZMQ_EVENT_PORT=5822
     - TANGO_ZMQ_HEARTBEAT_PORT=5922
+    healthcheck:
+      test: l2ss-health STAT/Configuration/1
+      interval: 1m
+      timeout: 30s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
     working_dir: /opt/lofar/tango
     entrypoint:
       - bin/start-ds.sh