diff --git a/backend/src/routes/api/health/healthUtils.ts b/backend/src/routes/api/health/healthUtils.ts
index 12753a07e6..4b0b147622 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/api/health/healthUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/api/health/healthUtils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getDashboardConfig } from '../../../utils/resourceUtils';
 import { KubeFastifyInstance } from '../../../types';
 import { createCustomError } from '../../../utils/requestUtils';
 
@@ -7,6 +8,14 @@ export const health = async (fastify: KubeFastifyInstance): Promise<{ health: st
     const error = createCustomError('failed to get kube status', 'Failed to get Kube context', 503);
     fastify.log.error(error, 'failed to get status');
     throw error;
+  } else if (!getDashboardConfig()) {
+    const error = createCustomError(
+      'failed to get dashboard config',
+      'Failed to get dashboard config',
+      503,
+    );
+    fastify.log.error(error, 'failed to get dashboard config');
+    throw error;
   } else {
     return { health: 'ok' };
   }