diff --git a/scripts/deployment/vespa.Dockerfile b/scripts/deployment/vespa.Dockerfile
index cc4656b8b..54ccc2846 100644
--- a/scripts/deployment/vespa.Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/deployment/vespa.Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FROM vespaengine/vespa:8
 
+# NOTE: this HEALTHCHECK will only work *after* Vespa is configured with setup_vespa_db script
 HEALTHCHECK CMD curl -f 'http://localhost:8080/status.html' || exit 1