diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b46b406..bb97f09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ you should only expose the following paths:
 - `/xrpc/*`: XRPC endpoints.
 - `/stream`: hydrant's ordered event stream.
 - `/stats`: general database statistics.
-- `/health`: simple health check.
+- `/health` / `/_health`: health check.
 
 #### management endpoints (keep private)
 
diff --git a/src/api/mod.rs b/src/api/mod.rs
index 636f219..7ad95a5 100644
--- a/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub async fn serve(hydrant: Hydrant, port: u16) -> miette::Result<()> {
     let mut app = Router::new()
         .route("/", get(async || include_str!("index.txt")))
         .route("/health", get(async || "OK"))
+        .route("/_health", get(async || "OK"))
         .route("/stats", get(stats::get_stats));
     #[cfg(feature = "indexer")]
     let app = app.nest("/stream", stream::router());