diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f4ecba..bec0fe7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lql-api
 
-LQL API Server for check_mk
+LQL API Client/Server for check_mk
 
 See [the LQL Docs](https://checkmk.com/cms_livestatus.html) for what LQL can do for you.
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index a371f72..8a4d1cf 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Architecture: any
 Depends: ${misc:Depends},
          ${shlibs:Depends}
 Built-Using: ${misc:Built-Using}
-Description: LQL API Server for check_mk (program)
- LQL API Server for check_mk
+Description: LQL API Client/Server for check_mk
+ LQL API Client/Server for check_mk
  .
  See the LQL Docs (https://checkmk.com/cms_livestatus.html) for what LQL
  can do for you.
diff --git a/lql/v1.go b/lql/v1.go
index 212e3c3..685d0e4 100644
--- a/lql/v1.go
+++ b/lql/v1.go
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ func v1Routes(grp *fizz.RouterGroup) {
 		fizz.Response("400", "Bad request", nil, nil),
 	}, tonic.Handler(v1RawPost, 200))
 
+	grp.GET("/ping", []fizz.OperationOption{
+		fizz.Summary("GET ping"),
+		fizz.Response("400", "Bad request", nil, nil),
+	}, tonic.Handler(v1Ping, 200))
+
 	grp.GET("/stats/tactical_overview", []fizz.OperationOption{
 		fizz.Summary("GET tactical overview data"),
 		fizz.Response("400", "Bad request", nil, nil),
diff --git a/lql/v1ping.go b/lql/v1ping.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63aa3f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lql/v1ping.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package lql
+
+import "github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+
+func v1Ping(c *gin.Context) (gin.H, error) {
+	client, err := GinGetLqlClient(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	user := c.GetString("user")
+
+	msg := `GET hosts
+Columns: name`
+	_, err = client.Request(c, msg, user, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return gin.H{"message": "ok"}, nil
+}