diff --git a/roles/apps/templates/bitcoin/bitcoin-node.container.j2 b/roles/apps/templates/bitcoin/bitcoin-node.container.j2
index 9dd32aa..c04f5dd 100644
--- a/roles/apps/templates/bitcoin/bitcoin-node.container.j2
+++ b/roles/apps/templates/bitcoin/bitcoin-node.container.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Restart=always
 # Extend Timeout to allow time to pull the image
 TimeoutStartSec=900
 TimeoutStopSec=300
+HealthCmd=/bin/sh -c "bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo || exit 1"
+HealthInterval=180s
+HealthRetries=5
+HealthStartPeriod=1000s
 # ExecStartPre flag and other systemd commands can go here, see systemd.unit(5) man page.
 # ExecStartPre=/usr/share/mincontainer/setup.sh