diff --git a/ansible/roles/sahara/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/sahara/defaults/main.yml
index c22a6a16b63898316d323bd0c1ff33fdbdb1cdf7..5c74b42295c549037534111d765514ae4493358a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/sahara/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/sahara/defaults/main.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ sahara_engine_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
 sahara_engine_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
 sahara_engine_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
 sahara_engine_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
-sahara_engine_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port sahara_engine {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+sahara_engine_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port sahara-engine {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
 sahara_engine_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
 sahara_engine_healthcheck:
   interval: "{{ sahara_engine_healthcheck_interval }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-sahara-engine-healthcheck-cfc635de9e4f56bc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-sahara-engine-healthcheck-cfc635de9e4f56bc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e130ad24e494b4ef35f7a4bc8ba839087014b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-sahara-engine-healthcheck-cfc635de9e4f56bc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes Docker health check for the ``sahara_engine`` container.
+    `LP#2046268 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/2046268>`__