diff --git a/op-node/flags/flags.go b/op-node/flags/flags.go
index ac2d3e74b238..73f827bbf485 100644
--- a/op-node/flags/flags.go
+++ b/op-node/flags/flags.go
@@ -290,14 +290,16 @@ var (
 var requiredFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	L1NodeAddr,
 	L2EngineAddr,
+	RPCListenAddr,
+	RPCListenPort,
+	DaRPC,
+	NamespaceId,
 }
 
 var optionalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	RPCListenAddr,
 	RPCListenPort,
 	RollupConfig,
-	DaRPC,
-	NamespaceId,
 	Network,
 	L1TrustRPC,
 	L1RPCProviderKind,
diff --git a/ops-bedrock/docker-compose-testnet.yml b/ops-bedrock/docker-compose-testnet.yml
index 59e57a3f385a..d29812cd1002 100644
--- a/ops-bedrock/docker-compose-testnet.yml
+++ b/ops-bedrock/docker-compose-testnet.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ../
       dockerfile: ./op-node/Dockerfile
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "-O", "-", "http://op-node:8545"]
+      interval: 5s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 10s
     command: >
       op-node
       --l1=ws://l1:8546
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ services:
       - "7301:7300"
       - "6545:8545"
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://da:26659/header/1"]
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "-q", "-O", "-", "http://da:26659/header/1"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5