diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index e3ba340..99bd545 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/fete/adapter/in/web/HealthController.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/fete/adapter/in/web/HealthController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d42314c..0000000
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/fete/adapter/in/web/HealthController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package de.fete.adapter.in.web;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
-
-/** REST endpoint for health checks. */
-@RestController
-public class HealthController {
-
-  /** Returns a simple health status. */
-  @GetMapping("/health")
-  public Map<String, String> health() {
-    return Map.of("status", "ok");
-  }
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index aa24dc4..ea9dbcd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 spring.application.name=fete
+
+management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health
+management.endpoint.health.show-details=never
diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/de/fete/FeteApplicationTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/de/fete/FeteApplicationTest.java
index 98be55a..8980362 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/de/fete/FeteApplicationTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/de/fete/FeteApplicationTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class FeteApplicationTest {
 
   @Test
   void healthEndpointReturns200() throws Exception {
-    mockMvc.perform(get("/health"))
+    mockMvc.perform(get("/actuator/health"))
         .andExpect(status().isOk())
-        .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("ok"));
+        .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status").value("UP"));
   }
 }