diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 9e7a1f90..ffb03f70 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "4222:4222"
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "nats", "ping"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "nc -z localhost 4222 || exit 1"]
       interval: 5s
       retries: 5