diff --git a/deployment/metrics/qdr-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/metrics/qdr-container-puppet.yaml
index 820c4b1d4f..e2c3fe3a58 100644
--- a/deployment/metrics/qdr-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/metrics/qdr-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ outputs:
             user: qdrouterd
             privileged: false
             restart: always
+            healthcheck:
+              test: /openstack/healthcheck
             volumes:
               list_concat:
                 - {get_attr: [ContainersCommon, volumes]}