diff --git a/infra/load-balancer.tf b/infra/load-balancer.tf
index b5ea059..4a65d7e 100644
--- a/infra/load-balancer.tf
+++ b/infra/load-balancer.tf
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@ resource "aws_lb" "alpha" {
     enable_deletion_protection = false
 }
 
-# ECS services manage themselves when it comes to registering to the
-# target group so we only need to provide the pool
-####################################################################
+## ECS services manage themselves when it comes to registering to the
+## target group so we only need to provide the pool
+#####################################################################
 resource "aws_lb_target_group" "alpha_cluster" {
   name = "${var.athens_prefix}-alpha-cluster"
   port = 80
   protocol = "HTTP"
   target_type = "ip"
   vpc_id = aws_vpc.athens_vpc.id
+  health_check {
+    path = "/"
+    matcher = "200-299"
+    port = 80
+    interval = 60
+  }
 }
 
 resource "aws_lb_listener" "http" {
@@ -34,3 +40,4 @@ resource "aws_lb_listener" "http" {
       target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.alpha_cluster.arn
     }
 }
+