diff --git a/api/common/api.go b/api/common/api.go
index 7b9509d2..a543fc88 100644
--- a/api/common/api.go
+++ b/api/common/api.go
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ func (api *API) authHandler(h http.Handler, lggr *logging.ZapEventLogger) http.H
 	}
 
 	wrap := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		// We let CORS preflight requests pass through the next
-		// handler.
+		// We let CORS preflight and Health requests pass through to
+		// the next handler.
 		if r.Method == http.MethodOptions || (r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/health") {
 			h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			return