diff --git a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/server/server.go b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/server/server.go
index b0d17dc76d4..6803fdb594f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/services/authz/zanzana/server/server.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fullstorydev/grpchan/inprocgrpc"
 	authzv1 "github.com/grafana/authlib/authz/proto/v1"
 	openfgav1 "github.com/openfga/api/proto/openfga/v1"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/wrapperspb"
 
 	dashboardalpha1 "github.com/grafana/grafana/apps/dashboard/pkg/apis/dashboard/v2alpha1"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/localcache"
@@ -70,7 +71,10 @@ func NewServer(cfg setting.ZanzanaServerSettings, openfga OpenFGAServer, logger
 }
 
 func (s *Server) IsHealthy(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-	return s.openfga.IsReady(ctx)
+	_, err := s.openfga.ListStores(ctx, &openfgav1.ListStoresRequest{
+		PageSize: wrapperspb.Int32(1),
+	})
+	return err == nil, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Server) getContextuals(subject string) (*openfgav1.ContextualTupleKeys, error) {