diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index d5e109f..64116f2 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ ffmpeg.setFfmpegPath('/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg')
 const maxRetries = 5
 const innertubePool = createInnertubePool(parseInt(Bun.env.INNERTUBE_POOL_SIZE || '4'))
 
+let consecutiveFailures = 0;
+
 app.get('/health', async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const urls = ['/video/sRMMwpDTs5k', '/channel/UCEcryET60dO0HgVGjZ6WnXA', '/videos/UCEcryET60dO0HgVGjZ6WnXA']
@@ -38,15 +40,37 @@ app.get('/health', async (req, res) => {
 
     const isHealthy = results.every(result => result.status === 'healthy');
     if (isHealthy) {
-      res.status(200).json({ message: 'All endpoints are healthy', results });
+      consecutiveFailures = 0;
+      res.status(200).json({ message: 'All endpoints are healthy', results, consecutiveFailures });
     } else {
-      res.status(500).json({ error: 'Health check failed', results });
-      switchIps()
+      consecutiveFailures++;
+      console.log(`Health check failed. Consecutive failures: ${consecutiveFailures}`);
+
+      if (consecutiveFailures === 3) {
+        console.log('3 consecutive failures reached. Switching IP in background...');
+        switchIps().catch(err => console.error('Failed to switch IP:', err));
+      }
+
+      if (consecutiveFailures >= 6) {
+        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Health check failed', results, consecutiveFailures });
+      } else {
+        res.status(200).json({ message: 'Health check failing but within allowed threshold', results, consecutiveFailures });
+      }
     }
   } catch (error:any) {
-    console.error('Health check failed:', error.message);
-    switchIps()
-    res.status(500).json({ error: 'Health check failed', results: [], errorMessage: error.message });
+    consecutiveFailures++;
+    console.error(`Health check error. Consecutive failures: ${consecutiveFailures}. Error:`, error.message);
+
+    if (consecutiveFailures === 3) {
+      console.log('3 consecutive failures reached (from error). Switching IP in background...');
+      switchIps().catch(err => console.error('Failed to switch IP:', err));
+    }
+
+    if (consecutiveFailures >= 6) {
+      res.status(500).json({ error: 'Health check failed', results: [], errorMessage: error.message, consecutiveFailures });
+    } else {
+      res.status(200).json({ message: 'Health check failing but within allowed threshold (error)', errorMessage: error.message, consecutiveFailures });
+    }
   }
 })