diff --git a/pkg/api/http_server.go b/pkg/api/http_server.go
index df704872ae0..6f7581064f5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/http_server.go
+++ b/pkg/api/http_server.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (hs *HttpServer) healthHandler(ctx *macaron.Context) {
 	data.Set("commit", setting.BuildCommit)
 
 	if err := bus.Dispatch(&models.GetDBHealthQuery{}); err != nil {
-		data.Set("db_status", "failing")
+		data.Set("database", "failing")
 	}
 
 	ctx.Resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")