diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 24a05b1..2c06c39 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
         image: "mysql:${MYSQL_VERSION}"
         container_name: "snipeit-mysql-${CONTEXT}"
         healthcheck:
-            test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin" ,"ping", "--protocol", "tcp", "-h", "127.0.0.1"]
+            test: ["CMD", "mysqladmin" ,"ping", "-h", "localhost"]
             interval: 3s
             timeout: 1s
             retries: 20