diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5229b1f4225..8166a05b8e3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ory/fosite"
 	foauth2 "github.com/ory/fosite/handler/oauth2"
 	"github.com/ory/fosite/token/hmac"
+	"github.com/ory/hydra/health"
 	"github.com/ory/hydra/metrics"
 	"github.com/ory/hydra/pkg"
 	"github.com/ory/hydra/warden/group"
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ func (c *Config) DoesRequestSatisfyTermination(r *http.Request) error {
 		return errors.New("TLS termination is not enabled")
 	}
 
-	if r.URL.Path == "/health" {
+	if r.URL.Path == health.HealthStatusPath {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/health/handler.go b/health/handler.go
index df96d7514e3..82e0fd760dd 100644
--- a/health/handler.go
+++ b/health/handler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ory/hydra/metrics"
 )
 
+const (
+	HealthStatusPath  = "/health/status"
+	HealthMetricsPath = "/health/metrics"
+)
+
 type Handler struct {
 	Metrics        *metrics.MetricsManager
 	H              *herodot.JSONWriter
@@ -43,8 +48,8 @@ func (h *Handler) PrefixResource(resource string) string {
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) SetRoutes(r *httprouter.Router) {
-	r.GET("/health/status", h.Health)
-	r.GET("/health/metrics", h.Statistics)
+	r.GET(HealthStatusPath, h.Health)
+	r.GET(HealthMetricsPath, h.Statistics)
 }
 
 // swagger:route GET /health/status health getInstanceStatus