diff --git a/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health.go b/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health.go
index bff42e8ae..16f5394bd 100644
--- a/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health.go
+++ b/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/rest"
+	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/pkg/healthstatus"
 	r "gopkg.in/rethinkdb/rethinkdb-go.v6"
 )
 
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ func (rs *RethinkStore) ServiceName() string {
 }
 
 // Check implements the health interface and tests if the database is healthy.
-func (rs *RethinkStore) Check(ctx context.Context) (rest.HealthResult, error) {
+func (rs *RethinkStore) Check(ctx context.Context) (healthstatus.HealthResult, error) {
 	var version string
 
-	returnStatus := func(err error) (rest.HealthResult, error) {
+	returnStatus := func(err error) (healthstatus.HealthResult, error) {
 		if err != nil {
-			return rest.HealthResult{
-				Status: rest.HealthStatusUnhealthy,
+			return healthstatus.HealthResult{
+				Status: healthstatus.HealthStatusUnhealthy,
 			}, err
 		}
 
-		return rest.HealthResult{
-			Status:  rest.HealthStatusHealthy,
+		return healthstatus.HealthResult{
+			Status:  healthstatus.HealthStatusHealthy,
 			Message: fmt.Sprintf("connected to rethinkdb version: %s", version),
 		}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health_integration_test.go b/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health_integration_test.go
index 9c6614773..f42f7da60 100644
--- a/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health_integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/metal-api/internal/datastore/health_integration_test.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/rest"
+	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/pkg/healthstatus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestRethinkStore_Health(t *testing.T) {
 	result, err := sharedDS.Check(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, rest.HealthStatusHealthy, result.Status)
+	require.Equal(t, healthstatus.HealthStatusHealthy, result.Status)
 	require.Contains(t, result.Message, "connected to rethinkdb version: rethinkdb")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/metal-api/internal/ipam/ipam.go b/cmd/metal-api/internal/ipam/ipam.go
index df475ae80..3780ef8f6 100644
--- a/cmd/metal-api/internal/ipam/ipam.go
+++ b/cmd/metal-api/internal/ipam/ipam.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-api/cmd/metal-api/internal/metal"
-	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/rest"
+	"github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib/pkg/healthstatus"
 
 	"connectrpc.com/connect"
 	goipam "github.com/metal-stack/go-ipam"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type IPAMer interface {
 	PrefixUsage(ctx context.Context, cidr string) (*metal.NetworkUsage, error)
 	PrefixesOverlapping(existingPrefixes metal.Prefixes, newPrefixes metal.Prefixes) error
 	// Required for healthcheck
-	Check(ctx context.Context) (rest.HealthResult, error)
+	Check(ctx context.Context) (healthstatus.HealthResult, error)
 	ServiceName() string
 }
 
@@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ func (i *ipam) ServiceName() string {
 	return "ipam"
 }
 
-func (i *ipam) Check(ctx context.Context) (rest.HealthResult, error) {
+func (i *ipam) Check(ctx context.Context) (healthstatus.HealthResult, error) {
 	resp, err := i.ip.Version(ctx, connect.NewRequest(&apiv1.VersionRequest{}))
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return rest.HealthResult{
-			Status: rest.HealthStatusUnhealthy,
+		return healthstatus.HealthResult{
+			Status: healthstatus.HealthStatusUnhealthy,
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	return rest.HealthResult{
-		Status:  rest.HealthStatusHealthy,
+	return healthstatus.HealthResult{
+		Status:  healthstatus.HealthStatusHealthy,
 		Message: fmt.Sprintf("connected to ipam service version:%q", resp.Msg.Revision),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d20af46c8..cce472334 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/looplab/fsm v1.0.2
 	github.com/metal-stack/go-ipam v1.14.3
 	github.com/metal-stack/masterdata-api v0.11.4
-	github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.2
+	github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.3-0.20240731105159-ed6e8a13670b
 	github.com/metal-stack/security v0.8.0
 	github.com/metal-stack/v v1.0.3
 	github.com/nsqio/go-nsq v1.1.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 63d936879..7730cdb1f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ github.com/metal-stack/go-ipam v1.14.3 h1:Iwk3N+Rttq+LS6BzfBjOutLPV3TP9ssNGHYjLv
 github.com/metal-stack/go-ipam v1.14.3/go.mod h1:p3iMIlDHhFoJzHaw2TmfEEthspbwJBl/i/38e/Ah750=
 github.com/metal-stack/masterdata-api v0.11.4 h1:bgRk7PbD5BjYbmAReaV7gTKKKrW5x/ZzCwj98VSWoJk=
 github.com/metal-stack/masterdata-api v0.11.4/go.mod h1:fD0AtsoNNaOLqRMBeZzDFljiQW9RlrOnxeZ20Pqhxas=
-github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.2 h1:T1rxCPgagHW/M0wWSrOj4hWsPZMSt1pYw90Z3vBm88Q=
-github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.2/go.mod h1:nyNGI4DZFOcWbSoq2Y6V3SHpFxuXBIqYBZHTb6cy//s=
+github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.3-0.20240731105159-ed6e8a13670b h1:avv0xhBBLLuOPO+bOOLGzM0de4RlPD9g1DVT3uMEeBo=
+github.com/metal-stack/metal-lib v0.17.3-0.20240731105159-ed6e8a13670b/go.mod h1:nyNGI4DZFOcWbSoq2Y6V3SHpFxuXBIqYBZHTb6cy//s=
 github.com/metal-stack/security v0.8.0 h1:tVaSDB9m5clwYrnLyaXfPy7mQlJTnmeoHscG+RUy/xo=
 github.com/metal-stack/security v0.8.0/go.mod h1:7GAcQb+pOgflW30ohJygxpqc3i0dQ2ahGJK1CU5tqa0=
 github.com/metal-stack/v v1.0.3 h1:Sh2oBlnxrCUD+mVpzfC8HiqL045YWkxs0gpTvkjppqs=
diff --git a/spec/metal-api.json b/spec/metal-api.json
index 163f5f1cb..deac2690e 100644
--- a/spec/metal-api.json
+++ b/spec/metal-api.json
@@ -355,27 +355,7 @@
         },
         "services": {
           "additionalProperties": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/rest.HealthResult"
-          },
-          "type": "object"
-        },
-        "status": {
-          "type": "string"
-        }
-      },
-      "required": [
-        "message",
-        "status"
-      ]
-    },
-    "rest.HealthResult": {
-      "properties": {
-        "message": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "services": {
-          "additionalProperties": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/rest.HealthResult"
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/rest.HealthResponse"
           },
           "type": "object"
         },