diff --git a/cmd/tinyauth/healthcheck.go b/cmd/tinyauth/healthcheck.go
index dba8dc2..d93f5b1 100644
--- a/cmd/tinyauth/healthcheck.go
+++ b/cmd/tinyauth/healthcheck.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type healthzResponse struct {
-	Status  string `json:"status"`
+	Status  int    `json:"status"`
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 }