diff --git a/postgres/Dockerfile b/postgres/Dockerfile
index 30a8fc4fa..fe0e2b714 100644
--- a/postgres/Dockerfile
+++ b/postgres/Dockerfile
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ HEALTHCHECK \
     --retries=5 \
     --start-period=90s \
     --timeout=25s \
-    CMD pg_isready || exit 1
+    CMD pg_isready -d postgres || exit 1