diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index eadaa117e86..89456d20d8c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ func (hs *HttpServer) metricsEndpoint(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 }
 
 func (hs *HttpServer) healthHandler(ctx *macaron.Context) {
-	if ctx.Req.Method != "GET" || ctx.Req.URL.Path != "/api/health" {
+	notHeadOrGet := ctx.Req.Method != http.MethodGet && ctx.Req.Method != http.MethodHead
+	if notHeadOrGet || ctx.Req.URL.Path != "/api/health" {
 		return
 	}