diff --git a/core/nginx/Dockerfile b/core/nginx/Dockerfile
index 87951c03..00ecf84e 100644
--- a/core/nginx/Dockerfile
+++ b/core/nginx/Dockerfile
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ VOLUME ["/certs"]
 
 CMD /start.py
 
-HEALTHCHECK CMD curl -f -L http://localhost/ || exit 1
+HEALTHCHECK CMD curl -k -f -L http://localhost/health || exit 1
diff --git a/core/nginx/conf/nginx.conf b/core/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
index 8fcda1c3..d2cbc7fe 100644
--- a/core/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/core/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ http {
         proxy_pass_request_body off;
         proxy_set_header Content-Length "";
       }
+
+      location /health {
+        return 204;
+      }
     }
 
     # Forwarding authentication server