diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b12fe3b..ad5b10c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,4 +61,8 @@ EXPOSE 8282
 VOLUME ["/app"]
 USER nonroot:nonroot
 
+
+# Base healthcheck
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=3s --retries=10 CMD ["/usr/bin/healthcheck", "--config", "/app", "--basic"]
+
 CMD ["/usr/bin/decypharr", "--config", "/app"]
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diff --git a/cmd/healthcheck/main.go b/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
index 3c7253a..f2f459c 100644
--- a/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
+++ b/cmd/healthcheck/main.go
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ type HealthStatus struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	var configPath string
+	var (
+		configPath   string
+		isBasicCheck bool
+	)
 	flag.StringVar(&configPath, "config", "/data", "path to the data folder")
+	flag.BoolVar(&isBasicCheck, "basic", false, "perform basic health check without WebDAV")
 	flag.Parse()
 	config.SetConfigPath(configPath)
 	cfg := config.Get()
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Check WebDAV if enabled
-	if webdavPath != "" {
+	if !isBasicCheck && webdavPath != "" {
 		if checkWebDAV(ctx, baseUrl, port, webdavPath) {
 			status.WebDAVService = true
 		}