diff --git a/terraform/aks/statuscake.tf b/terraform/aks/statuscake.tf
index aa40ea662a..f05381761e 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/statuscake.tf
+++ b/terraform/aks/statuscake.tf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module "statuscake" {
   source = "./vendor/modules/aks//monitoring/statuscake"
 
   uptime_urls = compact(concat([module.web_application["main"].probe_url], local.statuscake_additional_hostnames))
+  ssl_urls    = compact([var.external_url])
 
   contact_groups = var.statuscake_contact_groups
 }
diff --git a/terraform/aks/variables.tf b/terraform/aks/variables.tf
index 7c4559b23c..156653b2e4 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/aks/variables.tf
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ variable "enable_monitoring" {
 
 variable "enable_logit" { default = false }
 
+variable "external_url" {
+  default     = null
+  description = "Healthcheck URL for StatusCake monitoring"
+}
+
 variable "statuscake_contact_groups" {
   type    = list(number)
   default = []
diff --git a/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production_aks.tfvars.json b/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production_aks.tfvars.json
index 8d985674bb..9691dd27d6 100644
--- a/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production_aks.tfvars.json
+++ b/terraform/aks/workspace_variables/production_aks.tfvars.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "enable_monitoring": true,
   "enable_logit": true,
   "statuscake_contact_groups": [204421, 282453],
+  "external_url": "https://find-teacher-training-courses.service.gov.uk/ping",
   "postgres_flexible_server_sku": "GP_Standard_D4ds_v5",
   "postgres_enable_high_availability": true,
   "postgres_azure_maintenance_window": {