diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dad66b7e..c7aa9043 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ ENV USER= \
     BLOCK_MALICIOUS=off \
     EXTRA_SUBNETS=
 ENTRYPOINT /entrypoint.sh
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5m --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=1 \
-            CMD [ "$(grep -o "$(wget -qO- https://diagnostic.opendns.com/myip)" /openvpn/target/config.ovpn)" != "" ] || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=3m --timeout=3s --start-period=20s --retries=1 CMD /healthcheck.sh
 RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptables unbound unzip && \
     wget -q https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip \
             https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn-strong.zip \
@@ -51,10 +50,10 @@ RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptab
     tar -cjf /etc/unbound/blocks-malicious.bz2 blocks-malicious.conf && \
     rm -f /tmp/*
 COPY unbound.conf /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
-COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+COPY entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh /
 RUN chown nonrootuser -R /etc/unbound && \
     chmod 700 /etc/unbound && \
-    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh && \
+    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh && \
     chmod 400 \
         /etc/unbound/root.hints \
         /etc/unbound/root.key \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm32v6 b/Dockerfile.arm32v6
index 209bbdd9..8afd8518 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm32v6
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm32v6
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ ENV USER= \
     BLOCK_MALICIOUS=off \
     EXTRA_SUBNETS=
 ENTRYPOINT /entrypoint.sh
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5m --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=1 \
-            CMD [ "$(grep -o "$(wget -qO- https://diagnostic.opendns.com/myip)" /openvpn/target/config.ovpn)" != "" ] || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=3m --timeout=3s --start-period=20s --retries=1 CMD /healthcheck.sh
 RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptables unbound unzip && \
     wget -q https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip \
             https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn-strong.zip \
@@ -51,10 +50,10 @@ RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptab
     tar -cjf /etc/unbound/blocks-malicious.bz2 blocks-malicious.conf && \
     rm -f /tmp/*
 COPY unbound.conf /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
-COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+COPY entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh /
 RUN chown nonrootuser -R /etc/unbound && \
     chmod 700 /etc/unbound && \
-    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh && \
+    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh && \
     chmod 400 \
         /etc/unbound/root.hints \
         /etc/unbound/root.key \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm64v8 b/Dockerfile.arm64v8
index 3eca610f..ef4cbbe7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm64v8
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm64v8
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ ENV USER= \
     BLOCK_MALICIOUS=off \
     EXTRA_SUBNETS=
 ENTRYPOINT /entrypoint.sh
-HEALTHCHECK --interval=5m --timeout=5s --start-period=15s --retries=1 \
-            CMD [ "$(grep -o "$(wget -qO- https://diagnostic.opendns.com/myip)" /openvpn/target/config.ovpn)" != "" ] || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=3m --timeout=3s --start-period=20s --retries=1 CMD /healthcheck.sh
 RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptables unbound unzip && \
     wget -q https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip \
             https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn-strong.zip \
@@ -51,10 +50,10 @@ RUN apk add -q --progress --no-cache --update openvpn wget ca-certificates iptab
     tar -cjf /etc/unbound/blocks-malicious.bz2 blocks-malicious.conf && \
     rm -f /tmp/*
 COPY unbound.conf /etc/unbound/unbound.conf
-COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+COPY entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh /
 RUN chown nonrootuser -R /etc/unbound && \
     chmod 700 /etc/unbound && \
-    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh && \
+    chmod 500 /entrypoint.sh healthcheck.sh && \
     chmod 400 \
         /etc/unbound/root.hints \
         /etc/unbound/root.key \
diff --git a/healthcheck.sh b/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c736d81e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+ping -W 1 -w 1 -q -s 8 1.1.1.1 &> /dev/null
+status=$?
+if [ $status = 0 ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+printf "Pinging 1.1.1.1 resulted in error status code $status"
+exit 1
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