diff --git a/src/callers/common.rs b/src/callers/common.rs
index c39654b..bdf5e0b 100644
--- a/src/callers/common.rs
+++ b/src/callers/common.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
+use axum::{Json, http::StatusCode};
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct TestResult {
+    message: String,
+}
+
 // basic handler that responds with a static string
 pub async fn root() -> &'static str {
     "Hello, World!"
 }
+
+pub async fn db_ping() -> (StatusCode, Json<TestResult>) {
+    let tr = TestResult {
+        message: String::from("Should work"),
+    };
+
+    (StatusCode::OK, Json(tr))
+}
diff --git a/src/callers/mod.rs b/src/callers/mod.rs
index ada84ab..33ddec1 100644
--- a/src/callers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/callers/mod.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ pub mod register;
 pub mod endpoints {
     pub const ROOT: &str = "/";
     pub const REGISTER: &str = "/api/v2/register";
+    pub const DBTEST: &str = "/api/v2/test/db";
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4560611..db3d182 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ async fn main() {
     // build our application with a route
     let app = Router::new()
         .layer(axum::Extension(pool))
+        .route(callers::endpoints::DBTEST, get(callers::common::db_ping))
         .route(callers::endpoints::ROOT, get(callers::common::root))
         .route(
             callers::endpoints::REGISTER,