diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5a3dfe4..45678e7 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -143,25 +143,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 async fn index() -> Html<&'static str> { Html(INDEX_HTML) }
 async fn tools_page() -> Html<&'static str> { Html(TOOLS_HTML) }
 
-/// Health check: tests camera access right now. Camera must be reachable.
+/// Health check: lightweight probe — confirms the server is running.
+/// Actual camera availability is tested on every /random request.
 async fn health() -> Response {
-    let config = CameraConfig::from_env();
-    let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || test_camera(&config)).await;
-    let body = match result {
-        Ok(Ok((w, h, frame_size))) => serde_json::json!({
-            "status": "ok",
-            "camera": format!("{}x{}", w, h),
-            "frame_bytes": frame_size,
-        }),
-        Ok(Err(e)) => serde_json::json!({
-            "status": "error",
-            "error": e,
-        }),
-        Err(e) => serde_json::json!({
-            "status": "error",
-            "error": e.to_string(),
-        }),
-    };
+    let body = serde_json::json!({
+        "status": "ok",
+        "mode": "live",
+        "note": "Camera is opened on each request. Hit /random to test live capture.",
+    });
     Response::builder()
         .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
         .body(Body::from(body.to_string()))