diff --git a/pkg/container/container.go b/pkg/container/container.go
index b18e53c..0433c1e 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container.go
@@ -304,6 +304,27 @@ func (c Container) GetCreateConfig() *dockercontainer.Config {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Clear HEALTHCHECK configuration (if default)
+	if util.SliceEqual(config.Healthcheck.Test, imageConfig.Healthcheck.Test) {
+		config.Healthcheck.Test = nil
+	}
+
+	if config.Healthcheck.Retries == imageConfig.Healthcheck.Retries {
+		config.Healthcheck.Retries = 0
+	}
+
+	if config.Healthcheck.Interval == imageConfig.Healthcheck.Interval {
+		config.Healthcheck.Interval = 0
+	}
+
+	if config.Healthcheck.Timeout == imageConfig.Healthcheck.Timeout {
+		config.Healthcheck.Timeout = 0
+	}
+
+	if config.Healthcheck.StartPeriod == imageConfig.Healthcheck.StartPeriod {
+		config.Healthcheck.StartPeriod = 0
+	}
+
 	config.Env = util.SliceSubtract(config.Env, imageConfig.Env)
 
 	config.Labels = util.StringMapSubtract(config.Labels, imageConfig.Labels)
diff --git a/pkg/container/container_mock_test.go b/pkg/container/container_mock_test.go
index 96a7834..8aa1470 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container_mock_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container_mock_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ func MockContainer(updates ...MockContainerUpdate) *Container {
 		},
 	}
 	image := types.ImageInspect{
-		ID: "image_id",
+		ID:     "image_id",
+		Config: &dockerContainer.Config{},
 	}
 
 	for _, update := range updates {
@@ -64,3 +65,15 @@ func WithContainerState(state types.ContainerState) MockContainerUpdate {
 		cnt.State = &state
 	}
 }
+
+func WithHealthcheck(healthConfig dockerContainer.HealthConfig) MockContainerUpdate {
+	return func(cnt *types.ContainerJSON, img *types.ImageInspect) {
+		cnt.Config.Healthcheck = &healthConfig
+	}
+}
+
+func WithImageHealthcheck(healthConfig dockerContainer.HealthConfig) MockContainerUpdate {
+	return func(cnt *types.ContainerJSON, img *types.ImageInspect) {
+		img.Config.Healthcheck = &healthConfig
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/container/container_test.go b/pkg/container/container_test.go
index afc2bc1..8b9ed58 100644
--- a/pkg/container/container_test.go
+++ b/pkg/container/container_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package container
 
 import (
 	"github.com/containrrr/watchtower/pkg/types"
+	dc "github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
 	"github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -67,6 +68,63 @@ var _ = Describe("the container", func() {
 			})
 		})
 	})
+	Describe("GetCreateConfig", func() {
+		When("container healthcheck config is equal to image config", func() {
+			It("should return empty healthcheck values", func() {
+				c := MockContainer(WithHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Test: []string{"/usr/bin/sleep", "1s"},
+				}), WithImageHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Test: []string{"/usr/bin/sleep", "1s"},
+				}))
+				Expect(c.GetCreateConfig().Healthcheck).To(Equal(&dc.HealthConfig{}))
+
+				c = MockContainer(WithHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Timeout: 30,
+				}), WithImageHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Timeout: 30,
+				}))
+				Expect(c.GetCreateConfig().Healthcheck).To(Equal(&dc.HealthConfig{}))
+
+				c = MockContainer(WithHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					StartPeriod: 30,
+				}), WithImageHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					StartPeriod: 30,
+				}))
+				Expect(c.GetCreateConfig().Healthcheck).To(Equal(&dc.HealthConfig{}))
+
+				c = MockContainer(WithHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Retries: 30,
+				}), WithImageHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Retries: 30,
+				}))
+				Expect(c.GetCreateConfig().Healthcheck).To(Equal(&dc.HealthConfig{}))
+			})
+		})
+		When("container healthcheck config is different to image config", func() {
+			It("should return the container healthcheck values", func() {
+				c := MockContainer(WithHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Test:        []string{"/usr/bin/sleep", "1s"},
+					Interval:    30,
+					Timeout:     30,
+					StartPeriod: 10,
+					Retries:     2,
+				}), WithImageHealthcheck(dc.HealthConfig{
+					Test:        []string{"/usr/bin/sleep", "10s"},
+					Interval:    10,
+					Timeout:     60,
+					StartPeriod: 30,
+					Retries:     10,
+				}))
+				Expect(c.GetCreateConfig().Healthcheck).To(Equal(&dc.HealthConfig{
+					Test:        []string{"/usr/bin/sleep", "1s"},
+					Interval:    30,
+					Timeout:     30,
+					StartPeriod: 10,
+					Retries:     2,
+				}))
+			})
+		})
+	})
 	When("asked for metadata", func() {
 		var c *Container
 		BeforeEach(func() {