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 e3f2e380c5..d9ad7d4ce7 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ func DefaultPolicies() []config.Policy {
 				{
 					Endpoint:    "/collaboration",
 					Service:     "eu.opencloud.web.collaboration",
+				},
+				{
+					Endpoint: "/groupware/",
+					Service:  "eu.opencloud.web.groupware",
 					Unprotected: true,
 				},
 			},