diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 810953f..4d4b810 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ gateway:
   rateLimiter: 0
   accessLog:    "/dev/Stdout"
   errorLog:     "/dev/stderr"
+  ## Enable and disable routes healthc check
+  disableHealthCheckStatus: false
   ## Returns backend route healthcheck errors
   disableRouteHealthCheckError: false
   # Disable display routes on start
diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 9f372ca..72dbaa6 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ gateway:
   rateLimiter: 0
   accessLog:    "/dev/Stdout"
   errorLog:     "/dev/stderr"
+  ## Enable and disable routes healthc check
+  disableHealthCheckStatus: false
   ## Returns backend route healthcheck errors
   disableRouteHealthCheckError: false
   # Disable display routes on start
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ gateway:
       path: /public
       ## Rewrite a request path
       # e.g rewrite: /store to /
-      rewrite: /healthz
+      rewrite: /
       destination:  https://example.com
       #DisableHeaderXForward Disable X-forwarded header.
       # [X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-For, Host, Scheme ]
@@ -121,26 +123,18 @@ gateway:
       ##### Define route middlewares from middlewares names
       ## The name must be unique
       ## List of middleware name
-      middlewares:
-        - api-forbidden-paths
-        - basic-auth
-    # Example of a route | 2
-    - name: Authentication service
-      path: /auth
-      rewrite: /
-      destination: 'http://security-service:8080'
-      healthCheck: /internal/health/ready
-      cors: {}
       middlewares:
         - api-forbidden-paths
     # Example of a route | 3
     - name: Basic auth
       path: /protected
       rewrite: /
-      destination: 'http://notification-service:8080'
+      destination:  https://example.com
       healthCheck:
       cors: {}
-      middlewares: []
+      middlewares:
+        - api-forbidden-paths
+        - basic-auth
 
 #Defines proxy middlewares
 # middleware name must be unique
@@ -181,17 +175,17 @@ middlewares:
       #
       # Add header to the next request from AuthRequest header, depending on your requirements
       # Key is AuthRequest's response header Key, and value is Request's header Key
-      # In case you want to get headers from the Authentication service and inject them into the next request's headers
+    # In case you want to get headers from the authentication service and inject them into the next request headers.
     headers:
       userId: X-Auth-UserId
       userCountryId: X-Auth-UserCountryId
-      # In case you want to get headers from the Authentication service and inject them to the next request's params
+      # In case you want to get headers from the Authentication service and inject them to the next request params.
     params:
       userCountryId: countryId
-  # The server will return 404
+  # The server will return 403
   - name: api-forbidden-paths
     type: access
-    ## Forbidden paths
+    ## prevents access paths
     paths:
       - /swagger-ui/*
       - /v2/swagger-ui/*
diff --git a/goma.yml b/goma.yml
index 6206612..a7c8a33 100644
--- a/goma.yml
+++ b/goma.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ gateway:
   rateLimiter: 0
   accessLog:    "/dev/Stdout"
   errorLog:     "/dev/stderr"
+  ## Enable and disable routes healthc check
+  disableHealthCheckStatus: false
   ## Returns backend route healthcheck errors
   disableRouteHealthCheckError: false
   # Disable display routes on start
diff --git a/pkg/config.go b/pkg/config.go
index 380117e..13d1664 100644
--- a/pkg/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config.go
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ type Gateway struct {
 	RateLimiter int    `yaml:"rateLimiter" env:"GOMA_RATE_LIMITER, overwrite"`
 	AccessLog   string `yaml:"accessLog" env:"GOMA_ACCESS_LOG, overwrite"`
 	ErrorLog    string `yaml:"errorLog" env:"GOMA_ERROR_LOG=, overwrite"`
+	// DisableHealthCheckStatus enable and disable routes health check
+	DisableHealthCheckStatus bool `yaml:"disableHealthCheckStatus"`
 	// DisableRouteHealthCheckError allows enabling and disabling backend healthcheck errors
 	DisableRouteHealthCheckError bool `yaml:"disableRouteHealthCheckError"`
 	//Disable allows enabling and disabling displaying routes on start
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ func initConfig(configFile string) {
 				},
 				{
 					Name:        "Hostname example",
+					Host:        "http://example.localhost",
 					Path:        "/",
 					Destination: "https://example.com",
 					Rewrite:     "/",
diff --git a/pkg/middleware_test.go b/pkg/middleware_test.go
index cb464c1..4799cba 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware_test.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestMiddleware(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Name:  "forbidden path acces",
+			Name:  "forbidden path access",
 			Type:  "access",
 			Paths: []string{"/", "/admin"},
 			Rule: BasicRuleMiddleware{
diff --git a/pkg/route.go b/pkg/route.go
index 009d7ac..0f7cff8 100644
--- a/pkg/route.go
+++ b/pkg/route.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// Initialize the routes
 func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 	gateway := gatewayServer.gateway
 	middlewares := gatewayServer.middlewares
@@ -31,9 +32,13 @@ func (gatewayServer GatewayServer) Initialize() *mux.Router {
 		DisableRouteHealthCheckError: gateway.DisableRouteHealthCheckError,
 		Routes:                       gateway.Routes,
 	}
-	// Define the health check route
-	r.HandleFunc("/healthz", heath.HealthCheckHandler).Methods("GET")
+	// Routes health check
+	if !gateway.DisableHealthCheckStatus {
+		r.HandleFunc("/healthz", heath.HealthCheckHandler).Methods("GET")
+	}
+	// Readiness
 	r.HandleFunc("/readyz", heath.HealthReadyHandler).Methods("GET")
+
 	if gateway.RateLimiter != 0 {
 		//rateLimiter := middleware.NewRateLimiter(gateway.RateLimiter, time.Minute)
 		limiter := middleware.NewRateLimiterWindow(gateway.RateLimiter, time.Minute) //  requests per minute