diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b9927f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "healthchecks": {
+    "web": [
+      {
+        "type":        "readiness",
+        "name":        "web check",
+        "description": "Checking if the app responds to the /actuator/health/readiness endpoint",
+        "path":        "/actuator/health/readiness",
+        "port": 8080,
+        "attempts": 3
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 931b367..2db7e6c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ spring:
   application:
     name: timezone-service
 
+management:
+  endpoint:
+    health:
+      probes:
+        enabled: true
+
 eureka:
   client:
     register-with-eureka: true
@@ -24,6 +30,7 @@ eureka:
       defaultZone: http://eureka-service.web:8761/eureka
   instance:
     instanceId: ${spring.application.name}:${spring.application.instance_id:${random.value}}
+
 springdoc:
   swagger-ui:
     path: /swagger-ui.html