diff --git a/models/models.go b/models/models.go
index 6669f01..065243e 100644
--- a/models/models.go
+++ b/models/models.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package models
 
 // Store represents the backing store.
 type Store interface {
+	ConnectionLive() error
 	SelectActions() ([]*Action, error)
 	SelectActionByID(id int) (*Action, error)
 	SelectPlans() ([]*Plan, error)
@@ -19,3 +20,9 @@ type Model struct {
 func New(store Store) *Model {
 	return &Model{Store: store}
 }
+
+// Healthy returns an error if the connection is healthy.
+// Wrapper over db.Ping()
+func (m *Model) Healthy() error {
+	return m.ConnectionLive()
+}
diff --git a/models/models_test.go b/models/models_test.go
index cfdf76d..a7d64e7 100644
--- a/models/models_test.go
+++ b/models/models_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ func (ms *multiStore) SelectActionsByPlanID(plan *models.Plan) ([]*models.Action
 	return ms.actions, nil
 }
 
+func (ms *multiStore) ConnectionLive() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestModelActions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	a1 := &models.Action{ActionID: 3}
@@ -83,3 +87,16 @@ func TestModelPlanMethods(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(err)
 	assert.EqualValues(6, planId)
 }
+
+func TestModelHealthy(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	ss := &multiStore{
+		[]*models.Action{},
+		[]*models.Plan{},
+	}
+	m := models.New(ss)
+
+	err := m.Healthy()
+	assert.Nil(err)
+}
diff --git a/routes/route_model_test.go b/routes/route_model_test.go
index 2317184..3742924 100644
--- a/routes/route_model_test.go
+++ b/routes/route_model_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ func (ms *multiStore) SelectActionsByPlanID(plan *models.Plan) ([]*models.Action
 	return ms.actions, nil
 }
 
+func (ms *multiStore) ConnectionLive() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getEmptyModel() *models.Model {
 	ss := &multiStore{
 		[]*models.Action{},
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@ func (e *errorStore) SelectActionsByPlanID(plan *models.Plan) ([]*models.Action,
 	return nil, e.error
 }
 
+func (e *errorStore) ConnectionLive() error {
+	return e.error
+}
+
 type errorStore struct {
 	error error
 }
diff --git a/store/postgres.go b/store/postgres.go
index 084b9f7..a148f6c 100644
--- a/store/postgres.go
+++ b/store/postgres.go
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ func (store *postgresStore) InsertPlan(plan *models.Plan) (int, error) {
 	}
 	return id, nil
 }
+
+func (store *postgresStore) ConnectionLive() error {
+	return store.db.Ping()
+}
diff --git a/store/postgres_test.go b/store/postgres_test.go
index af13ff8..1718d03 100644
--- a/store/postgres_test.go
+++ b/store/postgres_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func getDbMock(t *testing.T) (models.Store, sqlmock.Sqlmock) {
-	db, mock, err := sqlmock.New()
+	db, mock, err := sqlmock.New(sqlmock.MonitorPingsOption(true))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("got an error creating a stub db. How?: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -385,3 +385,16 @@ func TestErrActionByID(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unfulfilled expectations: %s", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConnectionLive(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	str, mock := getDbMock(t)
+
+	mock.ExpectPing()
+
+	// perform func under tests
+	err := str.ConnectionLive()
+	// results
+	assert.Nil(err)
+}