diff --git a/cdc/api/v1/api.go b/cdc/api/v1/api.go
index 1d35d398250..bbca9d5aeae 100644
--- a/cdc/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/cdc/api/v1/api.go
@@ -872,17 +872,13 @@ func (h *OpenAPI) ServerStatus(c *gin.Context) {
 // @Failure 500 {object} model.HTTPError
 // @Router	/api/v1/health [get]
 func (h *OpenAPI) Health(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.Request.Context()
-
-	var err error
-	provider := h.statusProvider()
-	if provider == nil {
-		err = cerror.ErrOwnerNotFound.FastGenByArgs()
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, model.NewHTTPError(err))
+	if !h.capture.IsOwner() {
+		middleware.ForwardToOwnerMiddleware(h.capture)(c)
 		return
 	}
 
-	health, err := provider.IsHealthy(ctx)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
+	health, err := h.statusProvider().IsHealthy(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, model.NewHTTPError(err))
 		return
diff --git a/cdc/api/v1/api_test.go b/cdc/api/v1/api_test.go
index cabb5f8832b..e92215e30de 100644
--- a/cdc/api/v1/api_test.go
+++ b/cdc/api/v1/api_test.go
@@ -896,21 +896,12 @@ func TestHealth(t *testing.T) {
 	// capture is owner
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 	cp := mock_capture.NewMockCapture(ctrl)
-	ownerRouter := newRouter(cp, nil)
-
-	cp.EXPECT().IsReady().Return(true).AnyTimes()
-	cp.EXPECT().StatusProvider().Return(nil).Times(1)
 
 	api := testCase{url: "/api/v1/health", method: "GET"}
-
-	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), api.method, api.url, nil)
-	ownerRouter.ServeHTTP(w, req)
-	require.Equal(t, 500, w.Code)
-
 	sp := mock_owner.NewMockStatusProvider(ctrl)
-	ownerRouter = newRouter(cp, sp)
+	ownerRouter := newRouter(cp, sp)
 
+	cp.EXPECT().IsReady().Return(true).AnyTimes()
 	cp.EXPECT().Info().DoAndReturn(func() (model.CaptureInfo, error) {
 		return model.CaptureInfo{}, nil
 	}).AnyTimes()
@@ -921,8 +912,8 @@ func TestHealth(t *testing.T) {
 	// IsHealthy returns error.
 	isHealthError := sp.EXPECT().IsHealthy(gomock.Any()).
 		Return(false, cerror.ErrOwnerNotFound)
-	w = httptest.NewRecorder()
-	req, _ = http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), api.method, api.url, nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), api.method, api.url, nil)
 	ownerRouter.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 	require.Equal(t, 500, w.Code)