diff --git a/gracedb/core/views.py b/gracedb/core/views.py
index bd26f7c1242533771dd883c2ebf607bbc1123f35..e9f545c23c23eb95aa23b70c326e16ab4df3a77b 100644
--- a/gracedb/core/views.py
+++ b/gracedb/core/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import logging
+
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.views.generic.edit import FormView
 
-import logging
+from .decorators import ignore_maintenance_mode
+
+# Set up logger
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+
+@ignore_maintenance_mode
 def heartbeat(request):
     # Do something (?) and return 200 response
     return HttpResponse()