diff --git a/weed/command/master.go b/weed/command/master.go
index 261670ce8..4392c766f 100644
--- a/weed/command/master.go
+++ b/weed/command/master.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func startMaster(masterOption MasterOptions, masterWhiteList []string) {
 		}
 	}
 	ms.SetRaftServer(raftServer)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/status", raftServer.StatusHandler).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/status", raftServer.StatusHandler).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead)
 	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/healthz", raftServer.HealthzHandler).Methods(http.MethodGet, http.MethodHead)
 	if *masterOption.raftHashicorp {
 		r.HandleFunc("/raft/stats", raftServer.StatsRaftHandler).Methods(http.MethodGet)