diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 55356f7718..6788add881 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ COPY --from=base $APP_PATH/.sequelizerc ./.sequelizerc
 COPY --from=base $APP_PATH/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=base $APP_PATH/package.json ./package.json
 
+# Install wget to healthcheck the server
+RUN  apt-get update \
+  && apt-get install -y wget \
+  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 # Create a non-root user compatible with Debian and BusyBox based images
 RUN addgroup --gid 1001 nodejs && \
   adduser --uid 1001 --ingroup nodejs nodejs && \
@@ -36,5 +41,7 @@ VOLUME /var/lib/outline/data
 
 USER nodejs
 
+HEALTHCHECK CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:${PORT}/_health | grep -q "OK" || exit 1
+
 EXPOSE 3000
 CMD ["yarn", "start"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.base b/Dockerfile.base
index 49defc36b4..13378f1caa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.base
+++ b/Dockerfile.base
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ WORKDIR $APP_PATH
 COPY ./package.json ./yarn.lock ./
 COPY ./patches ./patches
 
-RUN  apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y wget \
-  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
 RUN yarn install --no-optional --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 && \
   yarn cache clean
 
@@ -23,4 +19,3 @@ RUN yarn install --production=true --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 &
   yarn cache clean
 
 ENV PORT=3000
-HEALTHCHECK CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:${PORT}/_health | grep -q "OK" || exit 1