diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6d35ddc6a..cd2229469 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     image: postgres:12-alpine
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d $${POSTGRES_DB} -U $${POSTGRES_USER}"]
       start_period: 20s
       interval: 30s
       retries: 5