diff --git a/cmd/healthcheck-router.go b/cmd/healthcheck-router.go
index f68b5edd1..8b921ba2e 100644
--- a/cmd/healthcheck-router.go
+++ b/cmd/healthcheck-router.go
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ func registerHealthCheckRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 
 	// Cluster check handler to verify cluster is active
 	healthRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(healthCheckClusterPath).HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(ClusterCheckHandler))
+	healthRouter.Methods(http.MethodHead).Path(healthCheckClusterPath).HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(ClusterCheckHandler))
 	healthRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(healthCheckClusterReadPath).HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(ClusterReadCheckHandler))
+	healthRouter.Methods(http.MethodHead).Path(healthCheckClusterReadPath).HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(ClusterReadCheckHandler))
 
 	// Liveness handler
 	healthRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(healthCheckLivenessPath).HandlerFunc(httpTraceAll(LivenessCheckHandler))