diff --git a/app/controllers/api/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/application_controller.rb
index 6cb0377..aa14369 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/application_controller.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module API
     end
 
     def ping
-      render json: { pong: 'ok' }
+      render json: { pong: true }
     end
 
     def authenticate!
diff --git a/spec/integration/api/application_spec.rb b/spec/integration/api/application_spec.rb
index 870c4c4..209ef78 100644
--- a/spec/integration/api/application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/api/application_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ describe 'API application' do
     before { get api_ping_path, format: :json }
 
     it 'responds with a pong' do
-      expect(json).to eq(pong: 'ok')
+      expect(json).to eq(pong: true)
     end
   end