diff --git a/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service.rb b/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service.rb
index 28ca975d0..006474038 100644
--- a/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service.rb
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappBaileysService < Whatsapp::Providers::BaseSer
 
   def validate_provider_config?
     response = HTTParty.get(
-      "#{provider_url}/status",
+      "#{provider_url}/status/auth",
       headers: api_headers
     )
 
diff --git a/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service_spec.rb
index 7d86f1aee..859a065a8 100644
--- a/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/whatsapp/providers/whatsapp_baileys_service_spec.rb
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ describe Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappBaileysService do
   describe '#validate_provider_config?' do
     context 'when response is successful' do
       it 'returns true' do
-        stub_request(:get, "#{whatsapp_channel.provider_config['provider_url']}/status")
-          .with(headers: { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'x-api-key' => whatsapp_channel.provider_config['api_key'] })
+        stub_request(:get, "#{whatsapp_channel.provider_config['provider_url']}/status/auth")
+          .with(headers: stub_headers(whatsapp_channel))
           .to_return(status: 200, body: '', headers: {})
 
         expect(service.validate_provider_config?).to be true
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ describe Whatsapp::Providers::WhatsappBaileysService do
 
     context 'when response is unsuccessful' do
       it 'logs the error and returns false' do
-        stub_request(:get, "#{whatsapp_channel.provider_config['provider_url']}/status")
-          .with(headers: { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', 'x-api-key' => whatsapp_channel.provider_config['api_key'] })
+        stub_request(:get, "#{whatsapp_channel.provider_config['provider_url']}/status/auth")
+          .with(headers: stub_headers(whatsapp_channel))
           .to_return(status: 400, body: 'error message', headers: {})
         allow(Rails.logger).to receive(:error).with('error message')