diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 5ab128e4b4..0b46d592e5 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ const port = process.env.PORT || 3001;
 
 app.get("/", (req, res) => res.type('html').send(html));
 
+
+app.get("/", (req, res) => res.type('html').send(html)); 
+
+// Add a new route for the health endpoint 
+
+app.get("/health", (req, res) => { 
+
+  res.sendStatus(200); 
+
+}); 
+
 const server = app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Example app listening on port ${port}!`));
 
 server.keepAliveTimeout = 120 * 1000;