diff --git a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/wallet_address/service.ts b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/wallet_address/service.ts
index b0a8aff516..b2bf2aeba3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/open_payments/wallet_address/service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/open_payments/wallet_address/service.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ export async function createWalletAddressService({
 export const FORBIDDEN_PATHS = [
   '/incoming-payments',
   '/outgoing-payments',
-  '/quotes'
+  '/quotes',
+  '/healthz'
 ]
 
 function isValidWalletAddressUrl(walletAddressUrl: string): boolean {