diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 907898a..0103807 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ services:
     env_file: "stack.env"
     image: mariadb:latest
     container_name: mariadb
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
+      timeout: 20s
+      retries: 10
     ports:
       - 3306:3306
     volumes:
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ services:
       - private
       - reverse_proxy
     depends_on:
-      - mariadb
+      mariadb:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
 volumes:
   caddy_data: