diff --git a/app/controllers/api/health.php b/app/controllers/api/health.php
index 6049b1c456..e7ac0e8f39 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/health.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/health.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ App::get('/v1/health/version')
         $idleWorkers = $stats['idle_worker_num'] ?? 0;
         $minIdleWorkers = \intval(App::getEnv('_APP_HEALTHCHECK_MIN_IDLE_WORKERS', '2'));
 
-        if ($idleWorkers < $minIdleWorkers) {
+        if ($minIdleWorkers !== 0 && $idleWorkers < $minIdleWorkers) {
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Can not process more requests at the moment.');
         }