diff --git a/docker/database/Dockerfile b/docker/database/Dockerfile
index 6c083b40e..8754637d6 100644
--- a/docker/database/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/database/Dockerfile
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ COPY --from=builder /azerothcore/env/dist/sql /sql
 # because all scripts included in that directory will automatically be executed when the docker container starts
 COPY docker/database/generate-databases.sh /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
 
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=15s --start-period=30s --retries=3 CMD mysqladmin ping -h localhost
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+HEALTHCHECK --interval=5s --timeout=15s --start-period=30s --retries=3 CMD mysqladmin -uroot -p$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD ping -h localhost