diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4bf7f5c..5add0dd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ services:
     command: gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 --workers 3 newsreader.wsgi:application
     healthcheck:
       test: /usr/bin/curl --fail http://django:8000 || exit 1
-      interval: 5s
+      interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 10
     environment: