diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 49065a5..de07dfe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY main.py pyproject.toml ./
 COPY --from=git /version /app/.version
 
-HEALTHCHECK --start-period=30s CMD python -c "import requests; requests.get('http://localhost:8000', timeout=2)"
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=30s CMD python -c "import requests; requests.get('http://localhost:8000', timeout=2).raise_for_status()"
 
 CMD ["uvicorn", "--host=0.0.0.0", "main:app"]
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 080aba9..78a9e89 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ class Passages(BaseModel):
     stop: Stop
 
 
+@app.get("/")
+async def root():
+    return {"status": "ok"}
+
+
 @app.get("/stop/{stop_id}", response_model=Passages)
 async def stop(
     stop_id: int = Path(