diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/SimpleDockerfile.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/SimpleDockerfile.php
index 8a1d2c024..07a9ec88a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/SimpleDockerfile.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/SimpleDockerfile.php
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CMD ["nginx", "-g", "daemon off;"]
             'environment_id' => $environment->id,
             'destination_id' => $destination->id,
             'destination_type' => $destination_class,
+            'health_check_enabled' => false,
             'source_id' => 0,
             'source_type' => GithubApp::class
         ]);
diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/Shared/HealthChecks.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/Shared/HealthChecks.php
index 62a0d8dc0..1c783abec 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/Shared/HealthChecks.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/Shared/HealthChecks.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class HealthChecks extends Component
 
     public $resource;
     protected $rules = [
+        'resource.health_check_enabled' => 'boolean',
         'resource.health_check_path' => 'string',
         'resource.health_check_port' => 'nullable|string',
         'resource.health_check_host' => 'string',
@@ -22,12 +23,19 @@ class HealthChecks extends Component
         'resource.health_check_start_period' => 'integer',
 
     ];
+    public function instantSave()
+    {
+        $this->resource->save();
+        $this->emit('success', 'Health check updated.');
+
+
+    }
     public function submit()
     {
         try {
             $this->validate();
             $this->resource->save();
-            $this->emit('saved');
+            $this->emit('success', 'Health check updated.');
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             return handleError($e, $this);
         }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 69d385445..f9ff54fd0 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ class ApplicationDeploymentJob implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeEncrypted
     }
     private function health_check()
     {
+        if ($this->application->isHealthcheckDisabled()) {
+            $this->newVersionIsHealthy = true;
+            return;
+        }
         ray('New container name: ', $this->container_name);
         if ($this->container_name) {
             $counter = 0;
@@ -573,6 +577,9 @@ class ApplicationDeploymentJob implements ShouldQueue, ShouldBeEncrypted
                 ]
             ]
         ];
+        if ($this->application->isHealthcheckDisabled()) {
+            data_forget($docker_compose, 'services.' . $this->container_name . '.healthcheck');
+        }
         if (count($this->application->ports_mappings_array) > 0 && $this->pull_request_id === 0) {
             $docker_compose['services'][$this->container_name]['ports'] = $this->application->ports_mappings_array;
         }
diff --git a/app/Models/Application.php b/app/Models/Application.php
index 59b67fa16..224b332cc 100644
--- a/app/Models/Application.php
+++ b/app/Models/Application.php
@@ -231,4 +231,12 @@ class Application extends BaseModel
         }
         return true;
     }
+    public function isHealthcheckDisabled(): bool
+    {
+        if (data_get($this, 'dockerfile') || data_get($this, 'build_pack') === 'dockerfile' || data_get($this,'health_check_enabled') === false) {
+            ray('dockerfile');
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_09_23_111815_add_healthcheck_disable_to_apps_table.php b/database/migrations/2023_09_23_111815_add_healthcheck_disable_to_apps_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b8eeea08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_09_23_111815_add_healthcheck_disable_to_apps_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('applications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('health_check_enabled')->default(true);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('applications', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('health_check_enabled');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/health-checks.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/health-checks.blade.php
index c5596d311..e2ae8879e 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/health-checks.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/health-checks.blade.php
@@ -5,24 +5,27 @@
     </div>
     <div class="pb-4">Define how your resource's health should be checked.</div>
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
-    <div class="flex gap-2">
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_method" placeholder="GET" label="Method" required />
+        <div class="w-32">
+            <x-forms.checkbox instantSave id="resource.health_check_enabled" label="Enabled" />
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex gap-2">
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_method" placeholder="GET" label="Method" required />
 
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_scheme" placeholder="http" label="Scheme" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_host" placeholder="localhost" label="Host" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_port"
-            helper="If no port is defined, the first exposed port will be used." placeholder="80" label="Port" />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_path" placeholder="/health" label="Path" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_scheme" placeholder="http" label="Scheme" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_host" placeholder="localhost" label="Host" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_port"
+                helper="If no port is defined, the first exposed port will be used." placeholder="80" label="Port" />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_path" placeholder="/health" label="Path" required />
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex gap-2">
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_return_code" placeholder="200" label="Return Code" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_response_text" placeholder="OK" label="Response Text" />
+        </div>
+        <div class="flex gap-2">
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_interval" placeholder="30" label="Interval" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_timeout" placeholder="30" label="Timeout" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_retries" placeholder="3" label="Retries" required />
+            <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_start_period" placeholder="30" label="Start Period" required />
+        </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="flex gap-2">
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_return_code" placeholder="200" label="Return Code" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_response_text" placeholder="OK" label="Response Text" />
-    </div>
-    <div class="flex gap-2">
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_interval" placeholder="30" label="Interval" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_timeout" placeholder="30" label="Timeout" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_retries" placeholder="3" label="Retries" required />
-        <x-forms.input id="resource.health_check_start_period" placeholder="30" label="Start Period" required />
-    </div>
-</div>
 </form>