diff --git a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
index ea0c1d34..a09a109c 100644
--- a/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
+++ b/jupyterhub/handlers/pages.py
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ class HealthCheckHandler(BaseHandler):
     def get(self, *args):
         self.finish()
 
+    def head(self, *args):
+        self.finish()
+
 
 default_handlers = [
     (r'/', RootHandler),