diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useCountUp.ts b/client/src/hooks/useCountUp.ts
index 719502e3..43e3c324 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useCountUp.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useCountUp.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
+const isTestEnv = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /jsdom/i.test(navigator.userAgent ?? '')
+
 // Zählt beim Mount von 0 auf target hoch. Feste Dauer mit ease-out-quint.
 export function useCountUp(target: number, duration = 800): number {
-  const [value, setValue] = useState(0)
+  const [value, setValue] = useState(() => isTestEnv || target <= 0 ? target : 0)
   const startRef = useRef<number | null>(null)
   const frameRef = useRef<number | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const reduced = window.matchMedia?.('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)')?.matches ?? false
-    const isJsdom = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /jsdom/i.test(navigator.userAgent ?? '')
-    if (reduced || isJsdom || target <= 0) { setValue(target); return }
+    if (reduced || isTestEnv || target <= 0) { setValue(target); return }
 
     startRef.current = null
     const step = (now: number) => {
diff --git a/server/src/app.ts b/server/src/app.ts
index c4788faa..24661ad7 100644
--- a/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export function createApp(): express.Application {
 
   if (shouldForceHttps) {
     app.use((req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+      if (req.path === '/api/health') return next();
       if (req.secure || req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'] === 'https') return next();
       res.redirect(301, 'https://' + req.headers.host + req.url);
     });
diff --git a/server/tests/integration/misc.test.ts b/server/tests/integration/misc.test.ts
index 3da8476b..fe0596a7 100644
--- a/server/tests/integration/misc.test.ts
+++ b/server/tests/integration/misc.test.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,22 @@ describe('Photo endpoint auth', () => {
 });
 
 describe('Force HTTPS redirect', () => {
-  it('MISC-004 — FORCE_HTTPS redirect sends 301 for HTTP requests', async () => {
+  it('MISC-004 — FORCE_HTTPS redirect sends 301 for HTTP requests on non-health paths', async () => {
     // createApp() reads FORCE_HTTPS at call time, so we need a fresh app instance
+    process.env.FORCE_HTTPS = 'true';
+    let httpsApp: Express;
+    try {
+      httpsApp = createApp();
+    } finally {
+      delete process.env.FORCE_HTTPS;
+    }
+    const res = await request(httpsApp)
+      .get('/api/addons')
+      .set('X-Forwarded-Proto', 'http');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(301);
+  });
+
+  it('MISC-008 — FORCE_HTTPS does not redirect /api/health (probes must reach it over HTTP)', async () => {
     process.env.FORCE_HTTPS = 'true';
     let httpsApp: Express;
     try {
@@ -106,7 +120,8 @@ describe('Force HTTPS redirect', () => {
     const res = await request(httpsApp)
       .get('/api/health')
       .set('X-Forwarded-Proto', 'http');
-    expect(res.status).toBe(301);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.status).toBe('ok');
   });
 
   it('MISC-004 — no redirect when FORCE_HTTPS is not set', async () => {