diff --git a/docker/LCM/Dockerfile b/docker/LCM/Dockerfile
index 46be58e..ce39bc5 100644
--- a/docker/LCM/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/LCM/Dockerfile
@@ -91,5 +91,9 @@
 ENV OSMLCM_MESSAGE_HOST    kafka
 ENV OSMLCM_MESSAGE_PORT    9092
 
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=140s --retries=1 \
+  CMD python3 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/osm_lcm/lcm.py --health-check || exit 1
+
+
 # Run app.py when the container launches
 CMD ["python3", "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/osm_lcm/lcm.py"]