diff --git a/simple-status.php b/simple-status.php
index f3abc6d..21bc96a 100644
--- a/simple-status.php
+++ b/simple-status.php
@@ -1,22 +1,26 @@
 <?php
 /*
 Plugin Name: Simple Status
-Description: Provides a custom endpoint for health checks.
+Description: Adds a custom health check endpoint for monitoring.
 Version: 1.0
-Author: Colin
+Author: Your Name
 */
 
-function simple_status_endpoint() {
-    // Perform any necessary checks here
-    $status = array('status' => 'ok');
-    wp_send_json($status);
-}
-
-// Register the custom endpoint
+// Add a simple health check endpoint in your custom plugin
 add_action('rest_api_init', function () {
-    register_rest_route('simple/v1', '/status', array(
+    error_log('Initializing custom health check route.');
+    register_rest_route('custom/v1', '/health', array(
         'methods' => 'GET',
-        'callback' => 'simple_status_endpoint',
+        'callback' => 'custom_health_check',
     ));
 });
-?>
+
+function custom_health_check() {
+    error_log('Health check endpoint hit.');
+    // Perform basic checks here (e.g., database connectivity)
+    if (is_wp_error($response = wp_remote_get(home_url()))) {
+        return new WP_Error('site_down', 'Site is down', array('status' => 500));
+    }
+
+    return new WP_REST_Response(array('status' => 'UP'), 200);
+}