diff --git a/traefik/prod/traefik-proxy.yml b/traefik/prod/traefik-proxy.yml
index 4d11543..f457759 100644
--- a/traefik/prod/traefik-proxy.yml
+++ b/traefik/prod/traefik-proxy.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ services:
       # Log Level (optional)
       - --log.level=INFO
 
+      # Ping API (required for healthcheck)
+      - --ping=true
+
       - --entrypoints.web.transport.respondingTimeouts.idleTimeout=60s
       - --entrypoints.websecure.transport.respondingTimeouts.idleTimeout=60s
 
@@ -46,6 +49,12 @@ services:
       - /var/data/logs:/var/log/traefik # Persistent storage for access logs (optional)
     networks:
       - traefik-public
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "traefik", "healthcheck", "--ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
     deploy:
       mode: global # Deploy Traefik on all manager nodes (or a specific one with placement constraints)
       placement:
diff --git a/traefik/traefik-proxy.yml b/traefik/traefik-proxy.yml
index 22b3477..18afae0 100644
--- a/traefik/traefik-proxy.yml
+++ b/traefik/traefik-proxy.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ services:
       # Log Level (optional)
       - --log.level=INFO
 
+      # Ping API (required for healthcheck)
+      - --ping=true
+
       - --entrypoints.web.transport.respondingTimeouts.idleTimeout=60s
       - --entrypoints.websecure.transport.respondingTimeouts.idleTimeout=60s
 
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ services:
       - /var/data/logs:/var/log/traefik # Persistent storage for access logs (optional)
     networks:
       - traefik-public
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "traefik", "healthcheck", "--ping"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
     deploy:
       mode: global # Deploy Traefik on all manager nodes (or a specific one with placement constraints)
       placement: