diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 609dfd5..4104c22 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ services:
       - LAVALINK_SERVER_PASSWORD=${LAVALINK_PASSWORD}
     volumes:
       - ./application.yml:/opt/Lavalink/application.yml:ro,Z
+    # Add healthcheck to verify Lavalink is ready
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:2333/v4/info"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 15s # Give Lavalink time to start up initially
 
   bot:
     build: .
@@ -24,8 +31,10 @@ services:
       - LAVALINK_HOST=lavalink
       - LAVALINK_PORT=2333
       - LAVALINK_PASSWORD=${LAVALINK_PASSWORD}
+    # Update depends_on to wait for healthcheck
     depends_on:
-      - lavalink
+      lavalink:
+        condition: service_healthy
 
 networks:
   bot-network: