diff --git a/src/components/microservices/auth-broker/src/main.rs b/src/components/microservices/auth-broker/src/main.rs
index 757bf5ab..bc6d008f 100644
--- a/src/components/microservices/auth-broker/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/components/microservices/auth-broker/src/main.rs
@@ -625,6 +625,18 @@ fn route(config: &Config, request: Request) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    if env::args().any(|arg| arg == "--healthcheck") {
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            json!({
+                "ok": true,
+                "service": "auth-broker",
+                "mode": "process-healthcheck",
+                "credentialValuePrinted": false
+            })
+        );
+        return;
+    }
     let config = config_from_env();
     let address = format!("{}:{}", config.host, config.port);
     let server = Server::http(&address)