diff --git a/docker-compose.deploy.yml b/docker-compose.deploy.yml
index db40f11ae..3e2028f7d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.deploy.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.deploy.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# THIS IS NOT TO BE USED FOR PERSONAL DEPLOYMENTS!
+# Internal Docker Compose Image used for internal testing deployments
+
 version: "3.7"
 
 services:
@@ -8,6 +11,15 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: testpass
       POSTGRES_DB: hoppscotch
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        [
+          "CMD-SHELL",
+          "sh -c 'pg_isready -U $${POSTGRES_USER} -d $${POSTGRES_DB}'"
+        ]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 10
 
   hoppscotch-aio:
     container_name: hoppscotch-aio
@@ -21,7 +33,8 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - ./.env
     depends_on:
-      - hoppscotch-db
+      hoppscotch-db:
+        condition: service_healthy
     command: ["sh", "-c", "pnpm exec prisma migrate deploy && node /usr/src/app/aio_run.mjs"]
     healthcheck:
       test: