diff --git a/event/producer_test.go b/event/producer_test.go
index 5eafed9..9a27175 100644
--- a/event/producer_test.go
+++ b/event/producer_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const (
 	someCollectionID = "test-collectionID"
 	someJobID        = "test-Jobid"
 	someTask         = "test-task"
-	testCount        = "10"
+	testCount        = 10
 	someTraceID      = "w34234dgdge335g3333"
 	someSearchIndex  = "test-searchindex"
 )
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func TestProducer_ReindexTaskCounts(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Log("avro byte sent to producer output")
 			case <-time.After(testTimeout):
 				t.Fatalf("failing test due to timing out after %v seconds", testTimeout)
-				t.FailNow()
 			}
 
 			Convey("Then the expected bytes are sent to producer.output", func() {
diff --git a/features/healthcheck.feature b/features/healthcheck.feature
index f68e092..f2e8346 100644
--- a/features/healthcheck.feature
+++ b/features/healthcheck.feature
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ Feature: Healthcheck endpoint should inform the health of service
                         "status":"OK",
                         "status_code":200,
                         "message":"OK"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name":"Kafka content updated producer",
+                        "status":"OK",
+                        "status_code":200,
+                        "message":"OK"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name":"Kafka reindex task counts producer",
+                        "status":"OK",
+                        "status_code":200,
+                        "message":"OK"
                     }
                 ]
             }
diff --git a/handler/handler.go b/handler/handler.go
index b51e1cf..5282b04 100644
--- a/handler/handler.go
+++ b/handler/handler.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package handler
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func (h *ReindexRequestedHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, reindexReqEvent *m
 			err := h.ReindexTaskCountsProducer.TaskCounts(ctx, h.Config, models.ReindexTaskCounts{
 				JobID:               reindexReqEvent.JobID,
 				Task:                task.Name,
-				Count:               strconv.Itoa(task.count),
+				Count:               int32(task.count),
 				ExtractionCompleted: extractionCompleted,
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/models/event.go b/models/event.go
index 442bee2..9749790 100644
--- a/models/event.go
+++ b/models/event.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type ReindexTaskCounts struct {
 	JobID               string `avro:"job_id"`
 	Task                string `avro:"task"`
 	ExtractionCompleted bool   `avro:"extraction_completed"`
-	Count               string `avro:"count"`
+	Count               int32  `avro:"count"`
 }
 
 // ReindexRequested provides an avro structure for a Reindex Requested event
diff --git a/schema/schema.go b/schema/schema.go
index fab71e6..ae1a1e8 100644
--- a/schema/schema.go
+++ b/schema/schema.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var reindexTaskCounts = `{
     {"name": "job_id", "type": "string", "default": ""},
     {"name": "task", "type": "string", "default": ""},
     {"name": "extraction_completed", "type": "boolean", "default": false},
-    {"name": "count", "type": "string", "default":"0"}
+    {"name": "count", "type": "int"}
   ]
 }`
 
diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index ad3f8b9..9ffb0c8 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.Config, serviceList *ExternalServiceLi
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := registerCheckers(ctx, hc, consumer, routerHealthClient); err != nil {
+	if err := registerCheckers(ctx, hc, consumer, producer, producerForReindexTaskCounts, routerHealthClient); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to register checkers")
 	}
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (svc *Service) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func registerCheckers(ctx context.Context, hc HealthChecker, consumer kafka.IConsumerGroup, routerHealthClient *health.Client) error {
+func registerCheckers(ctx context.Context, hc HealthChecker, consumer kafka.IConsumerGroup, contentUpdatedProducer, reindexTaskCounts kafka.IProducer, routerHealthClient *health.Client) error {
 	hasErrors := false
 
 	if err := hc.AddCheck("API router", routerHealthClient.Checker); err != nil {
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ func registerCheckers(ctx context.Context, hc HealthChecker, consumer kafka.ICon
 		hasErrors = true
 		log.Error(ctx, "error adding check for kafka", err)
 	}
+	if err := hc.AddCheck("Kafka content updated producer", contentUpdatedProducer.Checker); err != nil {
+		hasErrors = true
+		log.Error(ctx, "error adding check for kafka", err)
+	}
+	if err := hc.AddCheck("Kafka reindex task counts producer", reindexTaskCounts.Checker); err != nil {
+		hasErrors = true
+		log.Error(ctx, "error adding check for kafka", err)
+	}
 	if hasErrors {
 		return errors.New("Error(s) registering checkers for healthcheck")
 	}
diff --git a/service/service_test.go b/service/service_test.go
index 0987e79..f9236c0 100644
--- a/service/service_test.go
+++ b/service/service_test.go
@@ -181,9 +181,11 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			Convey("The checkers are registered and the healthcheck and http server started", func() {
-				So(len(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()), ShouldEqual, 2)
+				So(len(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()), ShouldEqual, 4)
 				So(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()[0].Name, ShouldResemble, "API router")
 				So(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()[1].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka consumer")
+				So(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()[2].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka content updated producer")
+				So(hcMock.AddCheckCalls()[3].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka reindex task counts producer")
 				So(len(initMock.DoGetHTTPServerCalls()), ShouldEqual, 1)
 				So(initMock.DoGetHTTPServerCalls()[0].BindAddr, ShouldEqual, "localhost:28000")
 				So(len(hcMock.StartCalls()), ShouldEqual, 1)
@@ -222,9 +224,11 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 				So(svcList.KafkaConsumer, ShouldBeTrue)
 				So(svcList.ZebedeeCli, ShouldBeTrue)
 				So(svcList.DatasetAPICli, ShouldBeTrue)
-				So(len(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()), ShouldEqual, 2)
+				So(len(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()), ShouldEqual, 4)
 				So(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()[0].Name, ShouldResemble, "API router")
 				So(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()[1].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka consumer")
+				So(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()[2].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka content updated producer")
+				So(hcMockAddFail.AddCheckCalls()[3].Name, ShouldResemble, "Kafka reindex task counts producer")
 			})
 		})
 	})