diff --git a/hub/views/core.py b/hub/views/core.py
index a916cee36..2cd5c23a7 100644
--- a/hub/views/core.py
+++ b/hub/views/core.py
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 from hub.mixins import TitleMixin
 from hub.models import Area, DataSet
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+
+async def async_healthcheck(request):
+    return HttpResponse("Hello, async Django!")
 
 
 class NotFoundPageView(TitleMixin, TemplateView):
diff --git a/local_intelligence_hub/urls.py b/local_intelligence_hub/urls.py
index 20cbebb46..92c086316 100644
--- a/local_intelligence_hub/urls.py
+++ b/local_intelligence_hub/urls.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", core.HomePageView.as_view(), name="home"),
+    path("async-healthcheck", core.async_healthcheck),
     path("explore/", explore.ExploreView.as_view(), name="explore"),
     path(
         "explore/datasets.json",