diff --git a/geeksbot_web/config/middleware.py b/geeksbot_web/config/middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2c6b4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geeksbot_web/config/middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.utils.deprecation import MiddlewareMixin
+
+
+class AWSELBHealthCheckMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
+    def process_request(self, request):
+        if request.META("PATH_INFO") == '/hostcheck/':
+            return HttpResponse("It's Alive!")
diff --git a/geeksbot_web/config/settings/base.py b/geeksbot_web/config/settings/base.py
index 533176a..ff8aa16 100644
--- a/geeksbot_web/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/geeksbot_web/config/settings/base.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#middleware
 MIDDLEWARE = [
+    "config.middleware.AWSELBHealthCheckMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.locale.LocaleMiddleware",