diff --git a/environments/docker-compose.base.yml b/environments/docker-compose.base.yml
index 1f9b95c79..26a0ca4d1 100644
--- a/environments/docker-compose.base.yml
+++ b/environments/docker-compose.base.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ services:
       - "-c"  # this is to evaluate the $NAUTOBOT_LOG_LEVEL from the env
       - "nautobot-server celery worker -l $$NAUTOBOT_LOG_LEVEL --events"  ## $$ because of docker-compose
     depends_on:
-      - "nautobot"
+      nautobot:
+        condition: "service_healthy"
     healthcheck:
       interval: "30s"
       timeout: "10s"
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ services:
       - "-c"  # this is to evaluate the $NAUTOBOT_LOG_LEVEL from the env
       - "nautobot-server celery beat -l $$NAUTOBOT_LOG_LEVEL"  ## $$ because of docker-compose
     depends_on:
-      - "nautobot"
+      nautobot:
+        condition: "service_healthy"
     healthcheck:
       disable: true
     <<: *nautobot-base