diff --git a/include/http_data.h b/include/http_data.h
index fda4413b..cbebb095 100644
--- a/include/http_data.h
+++ b/include/http_data.h
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ struct http_req {
 
         return ip_addr;
     }
+
+    bool do_resource_check();
 };
 
 struct route_path {
diff --git a/src/batched_indexer.cpp b/src/batched_indexer.cpp
index a206415d..670b1507 100644
--- a/src/batched_indexer.cpp
+++ b/src/batched_indexer.cpp
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ void BatchedIndexer::run() {
                                                                     config.get_disk_used_max_percentage(),
                                                                     config.get_memory_used_max_percentage());
 
-                        if (resource_check != cached_resource_stat_t::OK &&
-                            orig_req->http_method != "DELETE"  && found_rpath->handler != post_health) {
+                        if (resource_check != cached_resource_stat_t::OK && orig_req->do_resource_check()) {
                             const std::string& err_msg = "Rejecting write: running out of resource type: " +
                                                           std::string(magic_enum::enum_name(resource_check));
                             LOG(ERROR) << err_msg;
diff --git a/src/http_data.cpp b/src/http_data.cpp
index 7924b653..25eeb94a 100644
--- a/src/http_data.cpp
+++ b/src/http_data.cpp
@@ -53,3 +53,7 @@ std::string route_path::_get_action() {
 
     return resource_path + ":" + operation;
 }
+
+bool http_req::do_resource_check() {
+    return http_method != "DELETE" && path_without_query != "/health" && path_without_query != "/config";
+}