diff --git a/Dockerfile.cerbos b/Dockerfile.cerbos
index 9704b0759..f1b13382a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.cerbos
+++ b/Dockerfile.cerbos
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ENV CERBOS_CONFIG="__default__"
 VOLUME ["/policies", "/tmp", "/.cache"]
 ENTRYPOINT ["/cerbos"]
 CMD ["server"]
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=2s --retries=2 --start-period=5s CMD ["/cerbos", "healthcheck"]
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=2s --retries=2 CMD ["/cerbos", "healthcheck"]
 COPY --from=base /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 COPY cerbos /cerbos