diff --git a/src/main/java/com/finvant/coreTest/controller/HealthController.java b/src/main/java/com/finvant/coreTest/controller/HealthController.java
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+package com.finvant.coreTest.controller;
+
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequestMapping("/api")
+public class HealthController {
+
+    @GetMapping("/health")
+    public ResponseEntity<Object> health() {
+        return ResponseEntity.ok().body("{\"status\":\"UP\"}");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/test/java/com/finvant/coreTest/controller/HealthControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/finvant/coreTest/controller/HealthControllerTest.java
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+package com.finvant.coreTest.controller;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.autoconfigure.web.reactive.WebFluxTest;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.MockMvc;
+import org.springframework.test.web.reactive.result.MockMvcResultMatchers;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.reactive.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
+
+@WebFluxTest(HealthController.class)
+public class HealthControllerTest {
+
+    @Autowired
+    private MockMvc mockMvc;
+
+    @Test
+    public void healthCheckReturnsUP() throws Exception {
+        mockMvc.perform(get("/api/health")
+                .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.status().isOk())
+                .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.content().json("{\"status\":\"UP\"}"));
+    }
+}
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