diff --git a/ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/CasConfig.scala b/ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/SecurityConfig.scala
similarity index 94%
rename from ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/CasConfig.scala
rename to ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/SecurityConfig.scala
index 0e33b7a..f42aea5 100644
--- a/ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/CasConfig.scala
+++ b/ovara-backend/src/main/scala/fi/oph/ovara/backend/security/SecurityConfig.scala
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.web.authentication.HttpStatusEntryPoint
 
 @Configuration
 @EnableWebSecurity
-class CasConfig  {
+class SecurityConfig  {
   @Value("${cas.url}")
   val cas_url: String = null
 
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ class CasConfig  {
       .build()
   }
 
+  @Bean
+  @Order(3)
+  def healthcheckFilterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain = {
+    http
+      .securityMatcher("/api/healthcheck")
+      .authorizeHttpRequests(requests => requests.anyRequest.permitAll)
+      .csrf(c => c.disable)
+      .build()
+  }
+
   @Bean
   @Order(1)
   def csrfFilterChain(http: HttpSecurity): SecurityFilterChain = {