diff --git a/blueprints/nodelink/docker-compose.yml b/blueprints/nodelink/docker-compose.yml
index ebc2ed04..76a97b40 100644
--- a/blueprints/nodelink/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/blueprints/nodelink/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ services:
       test:
         [
           "CMD-SHELL",
-          "node -e \"fetch('http://127.0.0.1:2333/version').then(r=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))\"",
+          "node -e \"fetch('http://127.0.0.1:2333/version',{headers:{authorization:process.env.NODELINK_SERVER_PASSWORD||''}}).then(r=>process.exit(r.ok?0:1)).catch(()=>process.exit(1))\"",
         ]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s