diff --git a/api/v1/routes/core.rb b/api/v1/routes/core.rb
index 9059992ea1..b60c66c165 100644
--- a/api/v1/routes/core.rb
+++ b/api/v1/routes/core.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def site_root
           request.host_with_port + '/'
         end
       end
+
+      get '/' do
+        '{"ping": "ok"}'
+      end
     end
   end
 end