diff --git a/docs/install/docker/nginx-proxy/docker-compose.yml b/docs/install/docker/nginx-proxy/docker-compose.yml
index 077e57ab4..659b5bd59 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker/nginx-proxy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/install/docker/nginx-proxy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ services:
       - ./.env
     networks:
       - default
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "psql -U $$POSTGRES_USER -d $$POSTGRES_DB --list || exit 1"]
+      interval: 4s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 12
 
   web_recipes:
     image: vabene1111/recipes
@@ -20,7 +25,8 @@ services:
       - nginx_config:/opt/recipes/nginx/conf.d
       - ./mediafiles:/opt/recipes/mediafiles
     depends_on:
-      - db_recipes
+      db_recipes:
+        condition: service_healthy
     networks:
       - default
 
diff --git a/docs/install/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml b/docs/install/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
index 845ee77cc..1cd8fb1b3 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/install/docker/plain/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ services:
       - ./postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     env_file:
       - ./.env
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "psql -U $$POSTGRES_USER -d $$POSTGRES_DB --list || exit 1"]
+      interval: 4s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 12
 
   web_recipes:
     image: vabene1111/recipes
@@ -18,7 +23,8 @@ services:
       - nginx_config:/opt/recipes/nginx/conf.d
       - ./mediafiles:/opt/recipes/mediafiles
     depends_on:
-      - db_recipes
+      db_recipes:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
   nginx_recipes:
     image: nginx:mainline-alpine
@@ -36,4 +42,4 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   nginx_config:
-  staticfiles:
\ No newline at end of file
+  staticfiles:
diff --git a/docs/install/docker/traefik-nginx/docker-compose.yml b/docs/install/docker/traefik-nginx/docker-compose.yml
index 3e94ce2f3..c68a25c97 100644
--- a/docs/install/docker/traefik-nginx/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docs/install/docker/traefik-nginx/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ services:
       - ./.env
     networks:
       - default
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "psql -U $$POSTGRES_USER -d $$POSTGRES_DB --list || exit 1"]
+      interval: 4s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 12
 
   web_recipes:
     image: vabene1111/recipes
@@ -20,7 +25,8 @@ services:
       - nginx_config:/opt/recipes/nginx/conf.d
       - ./mediafiles:/opt/recipes/mediafiles
     depends_on:
-      - db_recipes
+      db_recipes:
+        condition: service_healthy
     networks:
       - default
 
@@ -51,4 +57,4 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   nginx_config:
-  staticfiles:
\ No newline at end of file
+  staticfiles: