diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 4b96e6f2f2..acb4ee8041 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -9,4 +9,7 @@ SENTRY_IMAGE=getsentry/sentry:nightly
 SNUBA_IMAGE=getsentry/snuba:nightly
 RELAY_IMAGE=getsentry/relay:nightly
 SYMBOLICATOR_IMAGE=getsentry/symbolicator:nightly
-WAL2JSON_VERSION=latest
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+WAL2JSON_VERSION=latest
+HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL=30s
+HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT=60s
+HEALTHCHECK_RETRIES=5
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2fcaaf894c..ab6a495fda 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ x-healthcheck-defaults: &healthcheck_defaults
   # https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/39102
   # https://github.com/moby/moby/issues/39388
   # https://github.com/getsentry/self-hosted/issues/1000
-  interval: 30s
-  timeout: 60s
-  retries: 5
+  interval: "$HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL"
+  timeout: "$HEALTHCHECK_TIMEOUT"
+  retries: "$HEALTHCHECK_RETRIES"
   start_period: 10s
 x-sentry-defaults: &sentry_defaults
   <<: *restart_policy