diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 53131e0..bff520d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ steps:
         - latest
 trigger:
   branch:
-    - master
+    include:
+      - master
+  event:
+    exclude:
+      - pull_request
 
 ---
 kind: pipeline
diff --git a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Middleware/ApiKeyAuthentication.cs b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Middleware/ApiKeyAuthentication.cs
index 9837003..59afbb2 100644
--- a/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Middleware/ApiKeyAuthentication.cs
+++ b/Newsbot.Collector.Api/Middleware/ApiKeyAuthentication.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ public class ApiKeyAuthAuthentication
 
     public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
     {
+        // allow access to /health without auth
+        if (context.Request.Path == "/health")
+        {
+            await _next(context);
+            return;
+        }
+        
         if (!context.Request.Headers.TryGetValue(HeaderApiKey, out var extractedApiKey))
         {
             context.Response.StatusCode = 401;