diff --git a/docker-healthcheck.py b/docker-healthcheck.py
index b046567..5b71c57 100644
--- a/docker-healthcheck.py
+++ b/docker-healthcheck.py
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ def main() -> None:
             container = client.containers.get(container_id)
             container_status = container.attrs["State"]["Status"]
             if container_status in ["healthy", "running"]:
-                requests.post(checks[container_id])
+                retry_count = 0
+                while requests.post(checks[container_id]).content != b'OK':
+                    if retry_count > 10:
+                        print(f"error posting to '{container_id}' with url '{checks[container_id]}'")
+                    retry_count += 1
             else:
                 requests.post(
                     checks[container_id] + "/fail",