diff --git a/ijl.config.js b/ijl.config.js
index e50b4be..aeac6a2 100644
--- a/ijl.config.js
+++ b/ijl.config.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     config: {
     "journal.socket.url": "ws://localhost",
-    "journal.socket.path": "/socket.io/"
+    "journal.socket.path": "/socket.io/",
+    "journal.back.url": "/api",
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/Journal.tsx b/src/pages/Journal.tsx
index b9f988e..cdfe951 100644
--- a/src/pages/Journal.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Journal.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 
 import arrow from '../assets/36-arrow-right.svg';
 import { connect, getSocket } from "../socket";
+import { getConfigValue } from '@ijl/cli';
 
 export const Journal = () => {
   const [lessons, setLessons] = useState(null);
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ export const Journal = () => {
     socket.on('lessons', data => {
       setLessons(data)
     })
+
+    fetch(`${getConfigValue('journal.back.url')}/check`)
   }, []);
 
   const [value, setValue] = useState('');
diff --git a/stubs/api/index.js b/stubs/api/index.js
index d2cd565..f5d387b 100644
--- a/stubs/api/index.js
+++ b/stubs/api/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 const router = require('express').Router();
 
+router.get('/check', function (req, res){
+  res.send({ ok: true })
+})
+
 module.exports = router;