diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/compatibility.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/compatibility.go
index 35d58d83..93806e96 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/compatibility.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/backend/compatibility.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var compatibleComposeAttributes = []string{
 	"services.init",
 	"services.healthcheck",
 	"services.healthcheck.interval",
+	"services.healthcheck.retries",
 	"services.healthcheck.start_period",
 	"services.healthcheck.test",
 	"services.healthcheck.timeout",