diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 8d6f011..4e42cdc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 services:
 
   postgres:
-    image: postgres
+    image: postgres:17
     container_name: postgres
     networks:
       - pacs
     volumes:
       - ${POSTGRES_DATA_MNT}:${PGDATA}
     environment:
+      - PGPASSWORD='secret'
       - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
       - POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB}
       - PGDATA=${PGDATA}
       - PGTZ=${PGTZ}
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "pg_isready", "-q", "-d", "${DB_DATABASE}", "-U", "${DB_USERNAME}" ]
+      retries: 3
+      timeout: 5s
 
   pgadmin:
     depends_on: