diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 4f57987d7..8ce7f8086 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - peppermint_postgres
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$BASE_URL"]
+      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$API_URL"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/docker-compose.local.yml b/docker-compose.local.yml
index f1c342be9..6a4c74daf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.local.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.local.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - peppermint_postgres
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$BASE_URL"]
+      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$API_URL"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ca9fe0276..a2f5d279e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - peppermint_postgres
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$BASE_URL"]
+      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "wget --spider $$API_URL"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3