diff --git a/AppriseClient.py b/AppriseClient.py
index f4d821f..f8a8992 100644
--- a/AppriseClient.py
+++ b/AppriseClient.py
@@ -10,20 +10,17 @@ def apprise_notify(req_obj, host, port, aurls, title, body):
 
 class AppriseClient:
     def __init__(self):
-        self.config = ''
-        try:
-            if os.environ["DOCKER"]:
-                self.host = os.environ["host"]
-                self.port = os.environ["port"]
-                self.aurls = os.environ["aurls"]
-                self.title = os.environ["title"]
-                self.body = os.environ["body"]
-            if os.environ["toml_path"]:
-                config_file_path=os.environ["toml_path"]
-                with open(config_file_path, 'rb') as c:
-                    self.config = load(c)
-        except:
-            KeyError
+        if os.getenv("DOCKER"):
+            self.host = os.getenv("host")
+            self.port = os.getenv("port")
+            self.aurls = os.getenv("aurls")
+            self.title = os.getenv("title")
+            self.body = os.getenv("body")
+        if os.getenv("toml_path"):
+            config_file_path=os.getenv("toml_path")
+            with open(config_file_path, 'rb') as c:
+                self.config = load(c)
+
         if os.path.exists('./config.toml'):
             config_file_path = './config.toml'
             with open(config_file_path, 'rb') as c:
diff --git a/clogging.py b/clogging.py
index a1167ce..aa7f7e1 100644
--- a/clogging.py
+++ b/clogging.py
@@ -41,4 +41,10 @@ def get_script_runtime(self):
     if self.use_pushover:
         self.extm = f"Execution time: [{elapsed_time}]"
     if self.use_apprise:
-        self.extm = f"Execution time: [{elapsed_time}]"
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+        self.extm = f"Execution time: [{elapsed_time}]"
+
+def send_ping(self, req_obj, healthcheck_url):
+    try:
+        req_obj.get(healthcheck_url, timeout=10)
+    except req_obj.RequestException as e:
+        self.tl.info(f"Ping failed: {e}")
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diff --git a/crane.py b/crane.py
index dbedac2..9c018cb 100644
--- a/crane.py
+++ b/crane.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class Crn:
         #containers
         self.observed_containers = list(self.config["containers"].values())
         self.container_statuses = ["paused","dead","created","exited","removing","restarting","created"]
+        #healthcheck
+        self.healthcheck_url = self.config["healthcheck"]["healthcheck_url"]
 
         cont_log(self)
         cont_notify(self)
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ class Crn:
             cont_notify_summary(self, apprise_notify, requests)
         if self.use_apprise:
             cont_notify_summary(self, apprise_notify, requests)
+        send_ping(self, requests, self.healthcheck_url)
+        
 # Run
 if  __name__== "__main__":
     Crn()
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