diff --git a/snippetbox/cmd/web/handlers_test.go b/snippetbox/cmd/web/handlers_test.go
index 14b31d9..30cfe19 100644
--- a/snippetbox/cmd/web/handlers_test.go
+++ b/snippetbox/cmd/web/handlers_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
@@ -11,17 +12,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPing(t *testing.T) {
-	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	app := &application{
+		logger: slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(io.Discard, nil)),
+	}
 
-	r, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/", nil)
+	ts := httptest.NewTLSServer(app.routes())
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	rs, err := ts.Client().Get(ts.URL + "/ping")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	ping(rr, r)
-
-	rs := rr.Result()
-
 	assert.Equal(t, rs.StatusCode, http.StatusOK)
 
 	defer rs.Body.Close()
diff --git a/snippetbox/cmd/web/routes.go b/snippetbox/cmd/web/routes.go
index 44b8e82..23a7ff9 100644
--- a/snippetbox/cmd/web/routes.go
+++ b/snippetbox/cmd/web/routes.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func (app *application) routes() http.Handler {
 	fileServer := http.FileServer(http.FS(ui.Files))
 	router.Handler(http.MethodGet, "/static/*filepath", fileServer)
 
+	router.HandlerFunc(http.MethodGet, "/ping", ping)
+
 	dynamic := alice.New(app.sessionManager.LoadAndSave, noSurf, app.authenticate)
 
 	router.Handler(http.MethodGet, "/", dynamic.ThenFunc(app.home))