diff --git a/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go b/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
index cd9d48a793..e45cfdaea8 100644
--- a/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
+++ b/controllers/nginx/pkg/cmd/controller/nginx.go
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (n NGINXController) OnUpdate(cmap *api.ConfigMap, ingressCfg ingress.Config
 		Servers:             ingressCfg.Servers,
 		TCPBackends:         ingressCfg.TCPEndpoints,
 		UDPBackends:         ingressCfg.UPDEndpoints,
-		HealthzURI:          "/healthz",
+		HealthzURI:          ngxHealthPath,
 		CustomErrors:        len(cfg.CustomHTTPErrors) > 0,
 		Cfg:                 cfg,
 	}, n.testTemplate)