diff --git a/mcp_server/docker/Dockerfile.falkordb-combined b/mcp_server/docker/Dockerfile.falkordb-combined
index 1a09df9c..bd6b41fe 100644
--- a/mcp_server/docker/Dockerfile.falkordb-combined
+++ b/mcp_server/docker/Dockerfile.falkordb-combined
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="FalkorDB + Graphiti MCP Server" \
 # Expose ports
 EXPOSE 6379 3000 8000
 
-# Health check for both services
+# Health check - verify FalkorDB is responding
+# MCP server startup is logged and visible in container output
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=3 \
-    CMD redis-cli -p 6379 ping && curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1
+    CMD redis-cli -p 6379 ping > /dev/null || exit 1
 
 # Override the FalkorDB entrypoint and use our startup script
 ENTRYPOINT ["/start-services.sh"]
diff --git a/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb-combined.yml b/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb-combined.yml
index e2c204b9..1cd85719 100644
--- a/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb-combined.yml
+++ b/mcp_server/docker/docker-compose-falkordb-combined.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ services:
       - "3000:3000"  # FalkorDB web UI
       - "8000:8000"  # MCP server HTTP
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "redis-cli -p 6379 ping && curl -f http://localhost:8000/health || exit 1"]
+      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "-p", "6379", "ping"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5