diff --git a/spoolman/api/v1/router.py b/spoolman/api/v1/router.py
index 62c0955..6915b5c 100644
--- a/spoolman/api/v1/router.py
+++ b/spoolman/api/v1/router.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async def itemnotfounderror_exception_handler(_request: Request, exc: ItemNotFou
 @app.get("/health")
 async def health() -> models.HealthCheck:
     """Return a health check."""
-    return {"status": "healthy"}
+    return models.HealthCheck(status="healthy")
 
 
 app.include_router(filament.router)