diff --git a/app/api/health.py b/app/api/health.py
index 9406aed..5d5dd52 100644
--- a/app/api/health.py
+++ b/app/api/health.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from sqlalchemy import text
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from app.db.session import get_db
@@ -13,11 +14,12 @@ def health_check(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
     """
     try:
         # Check database connection
-        db.execute("SELECT 1")
+        db.execute(text("SELECT 1"))
+        db.commit()
         db_status = "healthy"
     except Exception as e:
         db_status = f"unhealthy: {str(e)}"
-    
+
     return {
         "status": "healthy",
         "timestamp": datetime.utcnow(),