diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b6f469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "esversion": 6
+}
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index acbf5ce..c861c01 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ var server = restify.createServer();
 server.use(restify.CORS());
 server.use(restify.bodyParser());
 
+server.get('/status', (req, res, next) => {
+  res.send('contact running');
+});
+
 server.post('/:_to', (req, res, next) => {
   const { formData, fields } = parseRequest(req);