diff --git a/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/configuration/security/SecurityConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/configuration/security/SecurityConfiguration.java
index 570f39d..02bd582 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/configuration/security/SecurityConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/configuration/security/SecurityConfiguration.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/v1/auth/getUser").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/v1/oauth2/login").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/v1/oauth2/callback**").permitAll()
+                        .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.HEAD, "/api/v1/health/ping").permitAll()
                         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/api/v1/health/ping").permitAll()
                         .anyRequest().authenticated()
         ).addFilterBefore(securityFilter, UsernamePasswordAuthenticationFilter.class);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/controller/HealthController.java b/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/controller/HealthController.java
index 9181a61..04cea4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/controller/HealthController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/satwik/splitora/controller/HealthController.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 @RequestMapping("/api/v1/health")
 public class HealthController {
 
-    @GetMapping("/ping")
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/ping", method = {RequestMethod.HEAD, RequestMethod.GET})
     public ResponseEntity<String> ping() {
         log.info("Get Endpoint: PING. Returning PONG");
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("PONG");