diff --git a/src/apphealthmonitor.js b/src/apphealthmonitor.js
index 78788db36..cd335c806 100644
--- a/src/apphealthmonitor.js
+++ b/src/apphealthmonitor.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function checkAppHealth(app, callback) {
             .end(function (error, res) {
                 if (error && !error.response) {
                     setHealth(app, apps.HEALTH_UNHEALTHY, callback);
-                } else if (res.statusCode >= 400) { // 2xx and 3xx are ok
+                } else if (res.statusCode >= 403) { // 2xx and 3xx are ok. even 401 and 403 are ok for now (for WP sites)
                     setHealth(app, apps.HEALTH_UNHEALTHY, callback);
                 } else {
                     setHealth(app, apps.HEALTH_HEALTHY, callback);