diff --git a/app/api/routes/routes.py b/app/api/routes/routes.py
index 6a3ec5d..2acfe4e 100644
--- a/app/api/routes/routes.py
+++ b/app/api/routes/routes.py
@@ -121,9 +121,10 @@ def notification_callback():
 def health_check():
 
 
-    response = {"status": "ok"}
+    response = {}
     db_status = "Connect Successful"
     error = None
+    status = "ok"
 
     try:
         # Simple query to validate DB connection
@@ -131,7 +132,9 @@ def health_check():
     except Exception as e:
         db_status = "Connection Failed"
         error = str(e)
+        status = "failed"
 
+    response["status"] = status
     response["db_status"] = db_status
     if error:
         response["error"] = error