diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 4aea174..bb453b9 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ def logout():
     logout_user()
     return redirect('/login')
 
+# quick health route so traefik knows we are up
+@app.route('/health')
+def health():
+    return {"status": "ok"}, 200
 
 ###############################################################################
 # main to be called via Flask/Gunicorn