diff --git a/app/routes/authentication.py b/app/routes/authentication.py
index 2411aff..e050368 100644
--- a/app/routes/authentication.py
+++ b/app/routes/authentication.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request, jsonify, current_app
 import requests
+from app.extensions import db
+from sqlalchemy import text
 from app.utils.auth import get_headers
 from app.config import settings
 from app.utils.logger import logger
@@ -12,7 +14,28 @@ BASE_URL = settings.BANK_CALL_BASE_URL
 @auth_bp.route("/health", methods=["GET"])
 def health():
     logger.info("Health check endpoint called")
-    return jsonify({"status": "Up"})
+    try:
+        # Detect database type
+        dialect = db.engine.dialect.name.lower()
+        logger.info(f"the database dialect {dialect}")
+
+        if "oracle" in dialect:
+            query = text("SELECT 1 FROM dual")
+        else:  # Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, etc.
+            query = text("SELECT 1")
+
+        db.session.execute(query)
+        return jsonify({
+            "status": "success",
+            "database": dialect,
+            "message": "Database connection successful"
+        }), 200
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        return jsonify({
+            "status": "error",
+            "message": str(e)
+        }), 500
 
 
 @auth_bp.route("/login", methods=["POST"])
diff --git a/app/routes/autocall.py b/app/routes/autocall.py
index 05c0ecc..f3ced32 100644
--- a/app/routes/autocall.py
+++ b/app/routes/autocall.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from app.config import settings
 
 autocall_bp = Blueprint("autocall", __name__)
 
+
 @autocall_bp.route("/refresh-verify-disbursement", methods=["GET"])
 def verify_transaction():
     logger.info(f"Calling VerifyTransaction Components")