diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 5ce4e9ee..569a3eef 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
     expose:
       - ${port}
     healthcheck:
-      test: wget --no-verbose -O - --tries=1 http://localhost:$$port/?username=digitaladapt | grep 'GitHub Stats' || exit 1
+      test: wget --no-verbose -O - --tries=1 http://localhost:$$port/?username=$$GH_UN | grep 'GitHub Stats' || exit 1
       interval: 60m # hourly
       retries: 3
       start_interval: 1s
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml.example b/docker-compose.yml.example
index f49c1cba..b0cf85f5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml.example
+++ b/docker-compose.yml.example
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ services:
       - .env
     expose:
       - $port
+    healthcheck:
+      test: wget --no-verbose -O - --tries=1 http://localhost:$$port/?username=$$GH_UN | grep 'GitHub Stats' || exit 1
+      interval: 60m # hourly
+      retries: 3
+      start_interval: 1s
+      start_period: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+    init: true
 
   caddy:
     image: caddy
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index 849d93dc..53716095 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # github token
 PAT_1=<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>
+# github username
+GH_UN=<YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME>
 # port to listen on
 port=9000