diff --git a/mealie/scripts/healthcheck.py b/mealie/scripts/healthcheck.py
index 135daeb6685..40b04c5ca6f 100644
--- a/mealie/scripts/healthcheck.py
+++ b/mealie/scripts/healthcheck.py
@@ -10,9 +10,15 @@ def main():
     if port is None:
         port = 9000
 
-    url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/app/about"
+    if all(os.getenv(x) for x in ["TLS_CERTIFICATE_PATH", "TLS_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH"]):
+        proto = "https"
+    else:
+        proto = "http"
+
+    url = f"{proto}://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/app/about"
 
-    r = requests.get(url)
+    # TLS certificate is likely not issued for 127.0.0.1 so don't verify
+    r = requests.get(url, verify=False)
 
     if r.status_code == 200:
         sys.exit(0)