diff --git a/app/pylocal/core.py b/app/pylocal/core.py
index 7c39742..af2d58e 100644
--- a/app/pylocal/core.py
+++ b/app/pylocal/core.py
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ def render_base_context():
         base_context["scripts"] = ["https://cdn.otl-hga.net/seagull/js/seagull.js"]
         base_context["seagull_pic"] = "https://cdn.otl-hga.net/seagull/image/seagull.jpg"
     else:                            # dev, serve files from here
+        print(base_domain)
         base_context["styles"] = [flask.url_for("static", filename="css/seagull.css")]
         base_context["scripts"] = [flask.url_for("static", filename="js/seagull.js")]
         base_context["seagull_pic"] = flask.url_for("static", filename="image/seagull.jpg")
 
-    base_context_live = True
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+    base_context_live = True
+
+@app.route("/core/ping")
+def aws_healthcheck_ping():
+    return flask.make_response("OK", content_type="text/plain")
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