diff --git a/deployer/__init__.py b/deployer/__init__.py
index bac0445..17c682e 100644
--- a/deployer/__init__.py
+++ b/deployer/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.9'
+__version__ = '0.1.10'
 __author__ = 'sukrit'
 
 import logging
diff --git a/deployer/services/health.py b/deployer/services/health.py
index e5b91e5..a06c250 100644
--- a/deployer/services/health.py
+++ b/deployer/services/health.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def _check_celery():
     return 'Celery ping:%s' % output
 
 
-def get_health(check_celery=False):
+def get_health(check_celery=True):
     """
     Gets the health of the all the external services.
 
diff --git a/deployer/views/health.py b/deployer/views/health.py
index 02fc930..7bc0006 100644
--- a/deployer/views/health.py
+++ b/deployer/views/health.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get(self, **kwargs):
 
         :return: Flask Json Response containing version.
         """
-        check_celery = request.args.get('celery', 'false').lower() in \
+        check_celery = request.args.get('celery', 'true').lower() in \
             BOOLEAN_TRUE_VALUES
         health = get_health(check_celery)
         failed_checks = [
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/test_health.py b/tests/unit/services/test_health.py
index 230dcff..0938246 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/test_health.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/test_health.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def test_get_health_when_elasticsearch_is_enabled(client, get_es, ping):
     """
 
     # Given: Operational external services"
+    ping.delay().get.return_value = 'pong'
     get_es().info.return_value = 'mock'
     EtcdInfo = namedtuple('Info', ('machines', 'leader'))
     client.Client.return_value = EtcdInfo(['machine1'], 'machine1')
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ def test_get_health_when_elasticsearch_is_enabled(client, get_es, ping):
         'elasticsearch': {
             'status': HEALTH_OK,
             'details': 'mock'
+        },
+        'celery': {
+            'status': HEALTH_OK,
+            'details': 'Celery ping:pong'
         }
     })
 
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ def test_get_health_when_elasticsearch_is_disabled(client, ping):
     """
 
     # Given: Operational external services"
+    ping.delay().get.return_value = 'pong'
     EtcdInfo = namedtuple('Info', ('machines', 'leader'))
     client.Client.return_value = EtcdInfo(['machine1'], 'machine1')
 
@@ -75,7 +81,11 @@ def test_get_health_when_elasticsearch_is_disabled(client, ping):
                 'machines': ['machine1'],
                 'leader': 'machine1'
             }
-        }
+        },
+        'celery': {
+            'status': HEALTH_OK,
+            'details': 'Celery ping:pong'
+        },
     })