diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9448263..c798801 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ psycopg2-binary
 marshmallow
 marshmallow-sqlalchemy
 flask-marshmallow
+py-healthcheck
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app.py b/src/app.py
index 5ddad77..c4fa622 100644
--- a/src/app.py
+++ b/src/app.py
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ from flask_restful import Api
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.flask import FlaskIntegration
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.sqlalchemy import SqlalchemyIntegration
-
+from healthcheck import HealthCheck
 
 from config import *
 from db import db
 from marshm import ma
 from resources import SampleResource, SampleParameterResource
+from healthchecks import health_database_status
 
 """
 Main Flask RESTful APIm
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ app.config['FLASK_PIKA_PARAMS'] = {'host': RABBITMQ_HOST,
                                    'port': 5672,
                                    'virtual_host': '/'}
 api = Api(app)
+health = HealthCheck(app, "/healthz")
 db.init_app(app)
 ma.init_app(app)
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ logger.addHandler(handler)
 api.add_resource(SampleResource, "/sample")
 api.add_resource(SampleParameterResource, '/sample/<tag>')
 
+health.add_check(health_database_status)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run(
diff --git a/src/healthchecks.py b/src/healthchecks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed614c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/healthchecks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from db import db
+
+"""
+Healthchek functions
+"""
+
+__author__ = "@tormakris"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright 2020, Birbnetes Team"
+__module_name__ = "healthchecks"
+__version__text__ = "1"
+
+
+def health_database_status():
+    is_database_working = True
+    output = 'database is ok'
+    try:
+        db.session.execute('SELECT 1')
+    except Exception as e:
+        output = str(e)
+        is_database_working = False
+    return is_database_working, output