diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 236c2d6..d0c7445 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
       - RAG_AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL=${RAG_AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL:-600}
       - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-INFO}
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:8000/health')"]
+      test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request, os; key = os.getenv('RAG_API_KEY', ''); req = urllib.request.Request('http://localhost:8000/api/v1/health'); req.add_header('X-API-Key', key) if key else None; urllib.request.urlopen(req)"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3