diff --git a/src/routes/getStatus.ts b/src/routes/getStatus.ts
index 704ffaf1..b4ea2546 100644
--- a/src/routes/getStatus.ts
+++ b/src/routes/getStatus.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { db } from "../databases/databases";
 import { Logger } from "../utils/logger";
 import { Request, Response } from "express";
+import os from "os";
 
 export async function getStatus(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<Response> {
     const startTime = Date.now();
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ export async function getStatus(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<Response>
             db: Number(dbVersion),
             startTime,
             processTime: Date.now() - startTime,
+            loadavg: os.loadavg().slice(1) // only return 5 & 15 minute load average
         };
-        return value ? res.send(String(statusValues[value])) : res.send(statusValues);
+        return value ? res.send(JSON.stringify(statusValues[value])) : res.send(statusValues);
     } catch (err) {
         Logger.error(err as string);
         return res.sendStatus(500);
diff --git a/test/cases/getStatus.ts b/test/cases/getStatus.ts
index 5d175d72..b5154279 100644
--- a/test/cases/getStatus.ts
+++ b/test/cases/getStatus.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe("getStatus", () => {
                 assert.strictEqual(data.db, Number(dbVersion));
                 assert.ok(data.startTime);
                 assert.ok(data.processTime >= 0);
+                assert.ok(data.loadavg.length == 2);
                 done();
             })
             .catch(err => done(err));
@@ -74,4 +75,15 @@ describe("getStatus", () => {
             })
             .catch(err => done(err));
     });
+
+    it("Should be able to get loadavg only", (done) => {
+        client.get(`${endpoint}/loadavg`)
+            .then(res => {
+                assert.strictEqual(res.status, 200);
+                assert.ok(Number(res.data[0]) >= 0);
+                assert.ok(Number(res.data[1]) >= 0);
+                done();
+            })
+            .catch(err => done(err));
+    });
 });