diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7b09afd0..12ea13be 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -105,23 +105,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "🚀 Starting containers..."
           docker-compose up -d
           
-          echo "⏳ Waiting for health check..."
-          MAX_RETRIES=12
-          RETRY_COUNT=0
-          while [ \$RETRY_COUNT -lt \$MAX_RETRIES ]; do
-            STATUS=\$(docker-compose ps --format "{{.Health}}" 2>/dev/null || docker-compose ps | grep klz-cablescom_app_1 | awk '{print \$NF}')
-            if echo "\$STATUS" | grep -q "healthy"; then
-              echo "✅ Service is healthy!"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "  • Waiting... (\$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))/\$MAX_RETRIES) Status: \$STATUS"
-            sleep 10
-            RETRY_COUNT=\$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
-          done
-
-          if [ \$RETRY_COUNT -eq \$MAX_RETRIES ]; then
-            echo "❌ Health check failed"
-            docker-compose ps
+          echo "⏳ Giving the app a few seconds to warm up..."
+          sleep 10
+          
+          echo "🔍 Checking container status..."
+          docker-compose ps
+          
+          if ! docker-compose ps | grep -q "Up"; then
+            echo "❌ Container failed to start"
             docker-compose logs --tail=100
             exit 1
           fi
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 01a08b3d..d8b0f825 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ services:
       - "3000:3000"
     env_file:
       - .env
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:3000/health || exit 1"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 10s
-      retries: 3
-      start_period: 60s
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       # HTTP ⇒ HTTPS redirect