diff --git a/coderd/debug.go b/coderd/debug.go
index 8f61bcfb78..d447de36ef 100644
--- a/coderd/debug.go
+++ b/coderd/debug.go
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ func (api *API) putDeploymentHealthSettings(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	}
 
 	if bytes.Equal(settingsJSON, []byte(currentSettingsJSON)) {
-		httpapi.Write(r.Context(), rw, http.StatusNotModified, nil)
+		// See: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7231#section-6.3.5
+		httpapi.Write(r.Context(), rw, http.StatusNoContent, nil)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/codersdk/health.go b/codersdk/health.go
index b2a7b3de73..7367df902f 100644
--- a/codersdk/health.go
+++ b/codersdk/health.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *Client) PutHealthSettings(ctx context.Context, settings HealthSettings)
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	if res.StatusCode == http.StatusNotModified {
+	if res.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
 		return xerrors.New("health settings not modified")
 	}
 	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {