diff --git a/services/groupware/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go b/services/groupware/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
index fcdbc26975..2174e2eb52 100644
--- a/services/groupware/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
+++ b/services/groupware/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func (IndexResponse) Render(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
 }
 
 func (g Groupware) Ping(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	g.logger.Info().Msg("groupware pinged")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
 }
 
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index 9e0985003a..e3b9893abc 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ func DefaultPolicies() []config.Policy {
 					Unprotected:      true,
 					SkipXAccessToken: true,
 				},
+				{
+					Endpoint: "/groupware/",
+					Service:  "eu.opencloud.web.groupware",
+					Unprotected: true,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}