diff --git a/nodeapp/Dockerfile b/nodeapp/Dockerfile
index ab73e298..defc6b9e 100644
--- a/nodeapp/Dockerfile
+++ b/nodeapp/Dockerfile
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ COPY ./nginx/local.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/local.conf
 RUN touch ./selfhosted
 
 RUN apt-get update
-RUN apt-get install -y socat nginx
+RUN apt-get install -y socat nginx curl
 RUN npm install http-server
 
 EXPOSE 12596
+HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail http://localhost:12596/selfhosted || exit 1
 
 CMD ["bash", "robosats-client.sh"]
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diff --git a/nodeapp/nginx/local.conf b/nodeapp/nginx/local.conf
index 4367b47c..47882866 100644
--- a/nodeapp/nginx/local.conf
+++ b/nodeapp/nginx/local.conf
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ server {
     listen 12596;
     server_name robosats_client;
 
-    # location /static {
-    #     alias /usr/src/static;
-    # }
-
     location / {
         # requests are passed to npm Http-Server
         proxy_pass http://robosats_http_server;
@@ -27,8 +23,8 @@ server {
     }
 
 
+    # websockets are passed to socat bridge
     location /ws/ {
-	# websockets are passed to socat bridge
         proxy_pass http://robosats_websocket;
         proxy_http_version 1.1;
         proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
@@ -39,4 +35,10 @@ server {
     location = /favicon.ico {
         alias /usr/src/robosats/static/assets/images/favicon-96x96.png;
     }
-}
+
+    # do not log healtchecks made against "/selfhosted"
+    location /selfhosted {
+        access_log off;
+        return 200 "OK";
+    }
+}
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