diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index d528c4b..6943666 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+2020.06.0 (2020-06-09)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+- Set heartbeat fail level to checks.ERROR
+
 2019.10.0 (2019-10-28)
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/src/dockerflow/django/views.py b/src/dockerflow/django/views.py
index 3a0ecbf..ddc58c5 100644
--- a/src/dockerflow/django/views.py
+++ b/src/dockerflow/django/views.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def heartbeat(request):
         if detail["level"] > 0:
             details[check.__name__] = detail
 
-    if level < checks.messages.WARNING:
+    if level < checks.messages.ERROR:
         status_code = 200
         heartbeat_passed.send(sender=heartbeat, level=level)
     else:
diff --git a/src/dockerflow/flask/app.py b/src/dockerflow/flask/app.py
index 510080c..d16b17d 100644
--- a/src/dockerflow/flask/app.py
+++ b/src/dockerflow/flask/app.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def _heartbeat_view(self):
         def render(status_code):
             return make_response(jsonify(payload), status_code)
 
-        if level < checks.WARNING:
+        if level < checks.ERROR:
             status_code = 200
             heartbeat_passed.send(self, level=level)
             return render(status_code)
diff --git a/src/dockerflow/sanic/app.py b/src/dockerflow/sanic/app.py
index b16a3ae..00d5cb3 100644
--- a/src/dockerflow/sanic/app.py
+++ b/src/dockerflow/sanic/app.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ async def _heartbeat_view(self, request):
             "details": details,
         }
 
-        if level < checks.WARNING:
+        if level < checks.ERROR:
             status_code = 200
         else:
             status_code = 500