diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
index c10c66ff2..9e4da7dca 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/controllers/util_controller.ex
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilController do
   require Logger
 
   alias Pleroma.Activity
+  alias Pleroma.Config
   alias Pleroma.Emoji
+  alias Pleroma.Healthcheck
   alias Pleroma.Notification
   alias Pleroma.Plugs.AuthenticationPlug
   alias Pleroma.User
@@ -23,7 +25,8 @@ def help_test(conn, _params) do
   end
 
   def remote_subscribe(conn, %{"nickname" => nick, "profile" => _}) do
-    with %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_nickname(nick), avatar = User.avatar_url(user) do
+    with %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_nickname(nick),
+         avatar = User.avatar_url(user) do
       conn
       |> render("subscribe.html", %{nickname: nick, avatar: avatar, error: false})
     else
@@ -338,20 +341,21 @@ def captcha(conn, _params) do
   end
 
   def healthcheck(conn, _params) do
-    info =
-      if Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :healthcheck]) do
-        Pleroma.Healthcheck.system_info()
-      else
-        %{}
-      end
+    with true <- Config.get([:instance, :healthcheck]),
+         %{healthy: true} = info <- Healthcheck.system_info() do
+      json(conn, info)
+    else
+      %{healthy: false} = info ->
+        service_unavailable(conn, info)
 
-    conn =
-      if info[:healthy] do
-        conn
-      else
-        Plug.Conn.put_status(conn, :service_unavailable)
-      end
+      _ ->
+        service_unavailable(conn, %{})
+    end
+  end
 
-    json(conn, info)
+  defp service_unavailable(conn, info) do
+    conn
+    |> put_status(:service_unavailable)
+    |> json(info)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs b/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
index 21324399f..3d699e1df 100644
--- a/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/twitter_api/util_controller_test.exs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.TwitterAPI.UtilControllerTest do
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   import Pleroma.Factory
+  import Mock
 
   setup do
     Tesla.Mock.mock(fn env -> apply(HttpRequestMock, :request, [env]) end)
@@ -231,10 +232,67 @@ test "show follow account page if the `acct` is a account link", %{conn: conn} d
     end
   end
 
-  test "GET /api/pleroma/healthcheck", %{conn: conn} do
-    conn = get(conn, "/api/pleroma/healthcheck")
+  describe "GET /api/pleroma/healthcheck" do
+    setup do
+      config_healthcheck = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :healthcheck])
 
-    assert conn.status in [200, 503]
+      on_exit(fn ->
+        Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :healthcheck], config_healthcheck)
+      end)
+
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    test "returns 503 when healthcheck disabled", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :healthcheck], false)
+
+      response =
+        conn
+        |> get("/api/pleroma/healthcheck")
+        |> json_response(503)
+
+      assert response == %{}
+    end
+
+    test "returns 200 when healthcheck enabled and all ok", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :healthcheck], true)
+
+      with_mock Pleroma.Healthcheck,
+        system_info: fn -> %Pleroma.Healthcheck{healthy: true} end do
+        response =
+          conn
+          |> get("/api/pleroma/healthcheck")
+          |> json_response(200)
+
+        assert %{
+                 "active" => _,
+                 "healthy" => true,
+                 "idle" => _,
+                 "memory_used" => _,
+                 "pool_size" => _
+               } = response
+      end
+    end
+
+    test "returns 503 when healthcheck enabled and  health is false", %{conn: conn} do
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :healthcheck], true)
+
+      with_mock Pleroma.Healthcheck,
+        system_info: fn -> %Pleroma.Healthcheck{healthy: false} end do
+        response =
+          conn
+          |> get("/api/pleroma/healthcheck")
+          |> json_response(503)
+
+        assert %{
+                 "active" => _,
+                 "healthy" => false,
+                 "idle" => _,
+                 "memory_used" => _,
+                 "pool_size" => _
+               } = response
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "POST /api/pleroma/disable_account" do