diff --git a/routing/routes.go b/routing/routes.go
index 19f38d3a19d411860dc6c4941054a13490208d85..b80eda13b89706dd75565319d5c818347b1ef576 100644
--- a/routing/routes.go
+++ b/routing/routes.go
@@ -21,25 +21,29 @@ func SetRoutes( router *f.App, config *configuration.Config, healthiness *bool )
 
     router.Get( "/health", func( c *f.Ctx ) error {
         type response struct {
-            Status  string  `json:"status"  validate:"oneof=passed failed"`
+            Status  string  `json:"status"  validate:"oneof=pass fail"`
         }
 
-        c.Type( "json", "utf-8" )
+        c.Set( "Content-Type", "application/health+json; charset=utf-8" )
 
-        var res response
+        var res *response
         if *healthiness == false {
-            res = response{
-                Status: "failed",
+            res = &response{
+                Status: "fail",
             }
             c.Status( http.StatusServiceUnavailable )
         } else {
-            res = response{
-                Status: "passed",
+            res = &response{
+                Status: "pass",
             }
             c.Status( http.StatusOK )
         }
 
-        return c.JSON( res )
+        resJson, err := json.Marshal( res )
+        if err != nil {
+            return err
+        }
+        return c.SendString( string( resJson ) )
     })
 
 
diff --git a/routing/routes_test.go b/routing/routes_test.go
index 09bb4d10b211ec804b718779c2113cd78795ded7..f37924fa5750be46a135113252db71207b305625 100644
--- a/routing/routes_test.go
+++ b/routing/routes_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestHealthRoute( t *testing.T ){
     status := bodyContent[ "status" ].( string )
     assert.Equal( t, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode )
     assert.Nil( t, err )
-    assert.Equal( t, "passed", status )
+    assert.Equal( t, "pass", status )
 
     *healthiness = false
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestHealthRoute( t *testing.T ){
     status = bodyContent[ "status" ].( string )
     assert.Equal( t, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, res.StatusCode )
     assert.Nil( t, err )
-    assert.Equal( t, "failed", status )
+    assert.Equal( t, "fail", status )
 }