diff --git a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
index 457de626c9..14fcde37b7 100644
--- a/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/define/container_inspect.go
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ func (s *InspectContainerState) Healthcheck() HealthCheckResults {
 // HealthCheckResults describes the results/logs from a healthcheck
 type HealthCheckResults struct {
 	// Status starting, healthy or unhealthy
-	Status string `json:"Status"`
+	Status string `json:"Status,omitempty"`
 	// FailingStreak is the number of consecutive failed healthchecks
-	FailingStreak int `json:"FailingStreak"`
+	FailingStreak int `json:"FailingStreak,omitzero,omitempty"`
 	// Log describes healthcheck attempts and results
-	Log []HealthCheckLog `json:"Log"`
+	Log []HealthCheckLog `json:"Log,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // HealthCheckLog describes the results of a single healthcheck
diff --git a/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go b/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
index ab8de89262..8eab0cf567 100644
--- a/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman healthcheck run", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "-dt", "--no-healthcheck", "--name", "hc", HEALTHCHECK_IMAGE})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
-		hc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"container", "inspect", "--format", "{{.State.Health.Status}}", "hc"})
+		hc := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"container", "inspect", "hc"})
 		hc.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(hc).Should(Exit(0))
-		Expect(hc.OutputToString()).To(Not(ContainSubstring("starting")))
+		Expect(hc.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("\"Health\": {},"))
 	})
 
 	It("podman run healthcheck and logs should contain healthcheck output", func() {
diff --git a/test/system/220-healthcheck.bats b/test/system/220-healthcheck.bats
index 828232b39d..00442298f5 100644
--- a/test/system/220-healthcheck.bats
+++ b/test/system/220-healthcheck.bats
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function _check_health {
 
     _check_health "All healthy" "
 Status           | \"healthy\"
-FailingStreak    | 0
+FailingStreak    | null
 Log[-1].ExitCode | 0
 Log[-1].Output   | \"Life is Good on stdout\\\nLife is Good on stderr\"
 "