diff --git a/core/node/node_framework/src/implementations/layers/postgres.rs b/core/node/node_framework/src/implementations/layers/postgres.rs
index 8a81b8709895..bf602f1de631 100644
--- a/core/node/node_framework/src/implementations/layers/postgres.rs
+++ b/core/node/node_framework/src/implementations/layers/postgres.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{
+    sync::Arc,
+    time::{Duration, Instant},
+};
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use tokio::sync::watch;
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use zksync_dal::{
     metrics::PostgresMetrics, system_dal::DatabaseMigration, ConnectionPool, Core, CoreDal,
 };
-use zksync_health_check::{Health, HealthStatus, HealthUpdater, ReactiveHealthCheck};
+use zksync_health_check::{CheckHealth, Health, HealthStatus};
 
 use crate::{
     implementations::resources::{
@@ -38,8 +42,6 @@ pub struct Input {
 pub struct Output {
     #[context(task)]
     pub metrics_task: PostgresMetricsScrapingTask,
-    #[context(task)]
-    pub health_task: DatabaseHealthTask,
 }
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
@@ -58,16 +60,15 @@ impl WiringLayer for PostgresLayer {
         };
 
         let app_health = input.app_health.0;
-        let health_task = DatabaseHealthTask::new(pool);
-
         app_health
-            .insert_component(health_task.health_check())
+            .insert_custom_component(Arc::new(DatabaseHealthCheck {
+                polling_interval: TASK_EXECUTION_INTERVAL,
+                pool,
+                cached: RwLock::default(),
+            }))
             .map_err(WiringError::internal)?;
 
-        Ok(Output {
-            metrics_task,
-            health_task,
-        })
+        Ok(Output { metrics_task })
     }
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ impl Task for PostgresMetricsScrapingTask {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct DatabaseInfo {
     last_migration: DatabaseMigration,
 }
@@ -111,62 +112,60 @@ impl From<DatabaseInfo> for Health {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct DatabaseHealthTask {
+struct DatabaseHealthCheck {
     polling_interval: Duration,
-    connection_pool: ConnectionPool<Core>,
-    updater: HealthUpdater,
+    pool: ConnectionPool<Core>,
+    cached: RwLock<Option<(DatabaseInfo, Instant)>>,
 }
 
-impl DatabaseHealthTask {
-    fn new(connection_pool: ConnectionPool<Core>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            polling_interval: TASK_EXECUTION_INTERVAL,
-            connection_pool,
-            updater: ReactiveHealthCheck::new("database").1,
-        }
+impl DatabaseHealthCheck {
+    async fn update(&self) -> anyhow::Result<DatabaseInfo> {
+        let mut conn = self.pool.connection_tagged("postgres_healthcheck").await?;
+        let last_migration = conn.system_dal().get_last_migration().await?;
+        Ok(DatabaseInfo { last_migration })
     }
 
-    async fn run(self, mut stop_receiver: watch::Receiver<bool>) -> anyhow::Result<()>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
-        let timeout = self.polling_interval;
-        let mut conn = self
-            .connection_pool
-            .connection_tagged("postgres_healthcheck")
-            .await?;
-
-        tracing::info!("Starting database healthcheck with frequency: {timeout:?}",);
-
-        while !*stop_receiver.borrow_and_update() {
-            let last_migration = conn.system_dal().get_last_migration().await?;
-            self.updater.update(DatabaseInfo { last_migration }.into());
-
-            // Error here corresponds to a timeout w/o `stop_receiver` changed; we're OK with this.
-            tokio::time::timeout(timeout, stop_receiver.changed())
-                .await
-                .ok();
+    fn validate_cache(&self, cache: Option<&(DatabaseInfo, Instant)>) -> Option<DatabaseInfo> {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        if let Some((cached, cached_at)) = cache {
+            let elapsed = now
+                .checked_duration_since(*cached_at)
+                .unwrap_or(Duration::ZERO);
+            (elapsed <= self.polling_interval).then(|| cached.clone())
+        } else {
+            None
         }
-        tracing::info!("Stop signal received; database healthcheck is shut down");
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    pub fn health_check(&self) -> ReactiveHealthCheck {
-        self.updater.subscribe()
     }
 }
 
-#[async_trait::async_trait]
-impl Task for DatabaseHealthTask {
-    fn kind(&self) -> TaskKind {
-        TaskKind::UnconstrainedTask
+#[async_trait]
+impl CheckHealth for DatabaseHealthCheck {
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "database"
     }
 
-    fn id(&self) -> TaskId {
-        "database_health".into()
-    }
+    // If the DB malfunctions, this method would time out, which would lead to the health check marked as failed.
+    async fn check_health(&self) -> Health {
+        let cached = self.cached.read().await.clone();
+        if let Some(cache) = self.validate_cache(cached.as_ref()) {
+            return cache.into();
+        }
 
-    async fn run(self: Box<Self>, stop_receiver: StopReceiver) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        (*self).run(stop_receiver.0).await
+        let mut cached_lock = self.cached.write().await;
+        // The cached value may have been updated by another task.
+        if let Some(cache) = self.validate_cache(cached_lock.as_ref()) {
+            return cache.into();
+        }
+
+        match self.update().await {
+            Ok(info) => {
+                *cached_lock = Some((info.clone(), Instant::now()));
+                info.into()
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!("Error updating database health: {err:#}");
+                cached.map_or_else(|| HealthStatus::Affected.into(), |(info, _)| info.into())
+            }
+        }
     }
 }