diff --git a/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index a9540ff..59e06f8 100644
--- a/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/dateme-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
                   key: DATABASE_URL
           startupProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /
+              path: /api/health
               port: http
             initialDelaySeconds: 15
             periodSeconds: 5
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: 30
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /
+              path: /api/health
               port: http
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: 3
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
-              path: /
+              path: /api/health
               port: http
             initialDelaySeconds: 10
             periodSeconds: 5