diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index dfa15cf..d658ec8 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const PORT = Number(process.env.PORT) || 3000
 const SOCKET_PATH = DATA_DIR ? join(DATA_DIR, 'tronbyt.sock') : ''
 const BIN_DIR = join(import.meta.dir, '..', 'bin')
 
+let goHealthy = false
 let goProcess: Subprocess | undefined
 
 interface WsData {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ function proxyFetch(req: Request): Promise<Response> | Response {
   const url = new URL(req.url)
 
   if (url.pathname === '/ok') {
+    if (!goHealthy) return new Response('starting', { status: goProcess ? 200 : 503 })
     return fetch('http://localhost/health', { unix: SOCKET_PATH })
       .then((r) => (r.ok ? new Response('ok') : new Response('unhealthy', { status: 503 })))
       .catch(() => new Response('unhealthy', { status: 503 }))
@@ -176,10 +178,12 @@ async function spawnGoServer() {
 
   goProcess.exited.then((code) => {
     console.log(`Tronbyt server exited with code ${code}`)
+    goHealthy = false
     goProcess = undefined
   })
 
   if (await waitForHealthy()) {
+    goHealthy = true
     console.log('Tronbyt server is healthy')
   } else {
     console.error('Tronbyt server failed to become healthy')