diff --git a/7project/backend/app/app.py b/7project/backend/app/app.py
index 6349483..2a1dd6d 100644
--- a/7project/backend/app/app.py
+++ b/7project/backend/app/app.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ app.include_router(
 # Liveness/root endpoint
 @app.get("/", include_in_schema=False)
 async def root():
-    return {"status": "ok"}
+    return {"status": "ok", "message": "Welcome to the FastAPI application!"}
 
 
 @app.get("/authenticated-route")