diff --git a/src/dashbot-google.js b/src/dashbot-google.js
index 14f8e49..90b0fd2 100644
--- a/src/dashbot-google.js
+++ b/src/dashbot-google.js
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ function DashBotGoogle(apiKey, urlRoot, debug, printErrors, config) {
       throw new Error('YOU MUST SUPPLY THE ASSISTANT OBJECT TO DASHBOT!');
     }
     that.assistantHandle = assistant;
+    if (!that.assistantHandle.getArgument("is_health_check")) {
+      that.assistantHandle.originalDoResponse = assistant.doResponse_;
+      that.assistantHandle.doResponse_ = dashbotDoResponse;
 
-    that.assistantHandle.originalDoResponse = assistant.doResponse_;
-    that.assistantHandle.doResponse_ = dashbotDoResponse;
-
-    that.requestBody = assistant.body_;
-    that.logIncoming(assistant.body_, incomingMetadata);
+      that.requestBody = assistant.body_;
+      that.logIncoming(assistant.body_, incomingMetadata);
+    }
   };
 
   function dashbotDoResponse(response, responseCode){
@@ -94,4 +95,4 @@ function DashBotGoogle(apiKey, urlRoot, debug, printErrors, config) {
   };
 }
 
-module.exports = DashBotGoogle;
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+module.exports = DashBotGoogle;