diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index c847036fe..3edf97fc8 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def create_app():
     application.register_blueprint(service_blueprint, url_prefix='/service')
     application.register_blueprint(user_blueprint, url_prefix='/user')
     application.register_blueprint(template_blueprint)
-    application.register_blueprint(status_blueprint, url_prefix='/status')
+    application.register_blueprint(status_blueprint)
     application.register_blueprint(notifications_blueprint)
     application.register_blueprint(job_blueprint)
     application.register_blueprint(invite_blueprint)
@@ -80,31 +80,11 @@ def init_app(app):
         return response
 
 
-def get_api_version():
-    build = 'n/a'
-    build_time = "n/a"
-    try:
-        from app import version
-        build = version.__build__
-        build_time = version.__time__
-    except:
-        pass
-    return build, build_time
-
-
-def get_db_version():
-    try:
-        query = 'SELECT version_num FROM alembic_version'
-        full_name = db.session.execute(query).fetchone()[0]
-        return full_name.split('_')[0]
-    except:
-        return 'n/a'
-
-
 def email_safe(string):
     return "".join([
-        character.lower() if character.isalnum() or character == "." else ""
-        for character in re.sub("\s+", ".", string.strip())
+        character.lower()
+        if character.isalnum() or character == "."
+        else "" for character in re.sub("\s+", ".", string.strip())
     ])
 
 
diff --git a/app/status/healthcheck.py b/app/status/healthcheck.py
index b16619828..6f5562a7e 100644
--- a/app/status/healthcheck.py
+++ b/app/status/healthcheck.py
@@ -1,14 +1,40 @@
 from flask import jsonify
 
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, request
+
+from app import db, version
+
 status = Blueprint('status', __name__)
 
 
 @status.route('/_status', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def show_status():
-    from app import (get_api_version, get_db_version)
-    build, build_time = get_api_version()
-    return jsonify(status="ok",
-                   api_build=build,
-                   api_built_time=build_time,
-                   db_version=get_db_version()), 200
+    travis_commit, travis_build_number, build_time = get_api_version()
+    if request.args.get('elb', None):
+        return jsonify(status="ok"), 200
+    else:
+        return jsonify(
+            status="ok",
+            travis_commit=travis_commit,
+            travis_build_number=travis_build_number,
+            build_time=build_time,
+            db_version=get_db_version()), 200
+
+
+def get_api_version():
+    try:
+        travis_commit = version.__travis_commit__
+        travis_job_number = version.__travis_job_number__
+        build_time = version.__time__
+        return travis_commit, travis_job_number, build_time
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def get_db_version():
+    try:
+        query = 'SELECT version_num FROM alembic_version'
+        full_name = db.session.execute(query).fetchone()[0]
+        return full_name
+    except:
+        return 'n/a'
diff --git a/app/version.py b/app/version.py
index 62a3e5dfd..1defd614d 100644
--- a/app/version.py
+++ b/app/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-__build__ = ""
-__time__ = ""
+__travis_commit__ = "dev"
+__time__ = "dev"
+__travis_job_number__ = "dev"
diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 3500a5230..0918ee3e1 100644
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 from flask.ext.script import Manager, Server
 from flask.ext.migrate import Migrate, MigrateCommand
-from app import (create_app, db, get_api_version, get_db_version)
+from app import (create_app, db)
 
 application = create_app()
 manager = Manager(application)
@@ -22,21 +22,5 @@ def list_routes():
         print("{:10} {}".format(", ".join(rule.methods - set(['OPTIONS', 'HEAD'])), rule.rule))
 
 
-@manager.command
-def api_version():
-    """
-    Retrieve the version of the api.
-    """
-    return get_api_version()
-
-
-@manager.command
-def db_version():
-    """
-    Retrieve the db version.
-    """
-    return get_db_version()
-
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     manager.run()
diff --git a/scripts/update_version_file.sh b/scripts/update_version_file.sh
index 27117f6dd..5c97cda86 100755
--- a/scripts/update_version_file.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_version_file.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 #
 # Update the version file of the project from the Travis build details
 #
-sed -i -e "s/__build__ =.*/__build__ = \"$TRAVIS_COMMIT\"/g" ./app/version.py
-sed -i -e "s/__time__ =.*/__time__ = \"$('date +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S')\"/g" ./app/version.py
\ No newline at end of file
+sed -i -e "s/__travis_commit__ =.*/__build__ = \"$TRAVIS_COMMIT\"/g" ./app/version.py
+sed -i -e "s/__travis_job_number__ =.*/__build__ = \"$TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER\"/g" ./app/version.py
+sed -i -e "s/__time__ =.*/__time__ = \"$(date +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S)\"/g" ./app/version.py
\ No newline at end of file