diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/status.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/status.js
index c957388d59..fe42c417eb 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/status.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/status.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import {
+  disableCache,
+} from '../../middlewares/cache';
+
 const api = {};
 
 /**
@@ -15,6 +19,8 @@ const api = {};
 api.getStatus = {
   method: 'GET',
   url: '/status',
+  // explicitly disable caching so that the server is always checked
+  middlewares: [disableCache],
   async handler (req, res) {
     res.respond(200, {
       status: 'up',