diff --git a/CHECKS b/CHECKS
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fa14dfb..00000000
--- a/CHECKS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-WAIT=5
-TIMEOUT=60
-ATTEMPTS=3
-
-/health ok
diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f979e6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "healthchecks": {
+    "web": [
+      {
+        "type": "startup",
+        "name": "web check",
+        "path": "/health",
+        "attempts": 3,
+        "wait": 5,
+        "timeout": 60,
+        "content": "ok"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}