diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 17258de..91cfe62 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ services:
     image: postgres:9.6-alpine
     networks: &internalNetwork
       - internal_network
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
+    # Note(decentral1se): get this working, failing somehow so far
+    # healthcheck:
+    #   test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_USER}"]
     volumes:
       - postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     secrets: