diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eb0a75ce..4de4245d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ services:
       ocr-service:
         condition: service_started
       nlp-service:
-        condition: service_started
+        condition: service_healthy
     environment:
       SPRING_DATASOURCE_URL: jdbc:postgresql://db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}
       SPRING_DATASOURCE_USERNAME: ${POSTGRES_USER}