diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/lib/errors.py b/powerdnsadmin/lib/errors.py
index b820017..687f554 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/lib/errors.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/lib/errors.py
@@ -171,11 +171,3 @@ class UserDeleteFail(StructuredException):
         StructuredException.__init__(self)
         self.message = message
         self.name = name
-
-class HealthCheckFail(StructuredException):
-    status_code = 500
-
-    def __init__(self,name=None, message="Health check failed"):
-        StructuredException.__init__(self)
-        self.message = message
-        self.name = name
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diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py b/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
index 7ce363d..cf74986 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ..lib.errors import (
     AccountCreateFail, AccountUpdateFail, AccountDeleteFail,
     AccountCreateDuplicate, AccountNotExists,
     UserCreateFail, UserCreateDuplicate, UserUpdateFail, UserDeleteFail,
-    UserUpdateFailEmail, HealthCheckFail
+    UserUpdateFailEmail
 )
 from ..decorators import (
     api_basic_auth, api_can_create_domain, is_json, apikey_auth,
@@ -1184,35 +1184,19 @@ def sync_domains():
     return 'Finished synchronization in background', 200
 
 @api_bp.route('/health', methods=['GET'])
+@apikey_auth
 def health():
     domain = Domain()
     domain_to_query = domain.query.first()
     
     if not domain_to_query:
         current_app.logger.error("No domain found to query a health check")
-        raise (HealthCheckFail)
-
-    pdns_api_url = Setting().get('pdns_api_url')
-    pdns_api_key = Setting().get('pdns_api_key')
-    pdns_version = Setting().get('pdns_version')
-    api_uri_with_prefix = utils.pdns_api_extended_uri(pdns_version)
-    api_uri = '/servers/localhost/zones/{}'.format(domain_to_query.name)
-    headers = {}
-    headers['X-API-Key'] = pdns_api_key
+        return make_response("Down", 503)
 
     try:
-        resp = utils.fetch_remote(urljoin(pdns_api_url, api_uri_with_prefix + api_uri),
-                                method='GET',
-                                headers=headers,
-                                accept='application/json; q=1',
-                                verify=Setting().get('verify_ssl_connections'))
-                                
+        resp = domain.get_domain_info(domain_to_query.name)                                
     except Exception as e:
         current_app.logger.error("Health Check - Failed to query authoritative server for domain {}".format(domain_to_query.name))
-        return make_response("bad", 503)
+        return make_response("Down", 503)
 
-    if resp.status_code == 200:
-        return make_response("good", 200)
-    else:
-        return make_response("bad", 503)
-    
+    return make_response("Up", 200)