diff --git a/etc/api-paste.ini b/etc/api-paste.ini
index f31f6486de2..bfba30f5695 100644
--- a/etc/api-paste.ini
+++ b/etc/api-paste.ini
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 [composite:neutron]
 use = egg:Paste#urlmap
 /: neutronversions_composite
+/healthcheck: healthcheck
 /v2.0: neutronapi_v2_0
 
 [composite:neutronapi_v2_0]
 use = call:neutron.auth:pipeline_factory
-noauth = healthcheck cors http_proxy_to_wsgi request_id catch_errors osprofiler extensions neutronapiapp_v2_0
-keystone = healthcheck cors http_proxy_to_wsgi request_id catch_errors osprofiler authtoken keystonecontext extensions neutronapiapp_v2_0
+noauth = cors http_proxy_to_wsgi request_id catch_errors osprofiler extensions neutronapiapp_v2_0
+keystone = cors http_proxy_to_wsgi request_id catch_errors osprofiler authtoken keystonecontext extensions neutronapiapp_v2_0
 
 [composite:neutronversions_composite]
 use = call:neutron.auth:pipeline_factory
-noauth = healthcheck cors http_proxy_to_wsgi neutronversions
-keystone = healthcheck cors http_proxy_to_wsgi neutronversions
+noauth = cors http_proxy_to_wsgi neutronversions
+keystone = cors http_proxy_to_wsgi neutronversions
 
 [filter:request_id]
 paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware:RequestId.factory
@@ -44,5 +45,7 @@ paste.app_factory = neutron.api.v2.router:APIRouter.factory
 [filter:osprofiler]
 paste.filter_factory = osprofiler.web:WsgiMiddleware.factory
 
-[filter:healthcheck]
-paste.filter_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.factory
+[app:healthcheck]
+paste.app_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.app_factory
+backends = disable_by_file
+disable_by_file_path = /var/lib/neutron/healthcheck_disable