diff --git a/check-health.sh b/check-health.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c507a74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check-health.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+RPC_URL="$1"
+ref="$2"
+
+response_file=$(mktemp)
+
+http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest", false],"id":1}' $RPC_URL)
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then
+        response=$(cat "$response_file")
+        latest_block_timestamp=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.timestamp')
+        latest_block_timestamp_decimal=$((16#${latest_block_timestamp#0x}))
+        current_time=$(date +%s)
+        time_difference=$((current_time - latest_block_timestamp_decimal))
+
+        rm "$response_file"
+        
+        if [ -n "$ref" ]; then
+            latest_block_number=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.number')
+            latest_block_hash=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.hash')            
+            response_file2=$(mktemp)
+            
+            http_status_code2=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file2" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$latest_block_number\", false],\"id\":1}" $ref)
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                if [[ $http_status_code2 -eq 200 ]]; then
+                    response2=$(cat "$response_file2")
+                    latest_block_hash2=$(echo "$response2" | jq -r '.result.hash')
+
+                    rm "$response_file2"
+                    
+                    if [ "$latest_block_hash" == "$latest_block_hash2" ]; then
+                        response_file3=$(mktemp)
+
+                        http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file3" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"latest\", false],\"id\":1}" $ref)
+                        
+                        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                            if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then
+                                response3=$(cat "$response_file3")
+                                latest_block_timestamp3=$(echo "$response3" | jq -r '.result.timestamp')
+                                latest_block_timestamp_decimal3=$((16#${latest_block_timestamp3#0x}))
+                                time_difference3=$(( latest_block_timestamp_decimal3 - latest_block_timestamp_decimal ))
+
+                                rm "$response_file3"
+                                
+                                if [ $time_difference3 -lt 2 ]; then
+                                    echo "online"
+                                    exit 0
+                                elif [ $time_difference3 -lt 5 ]; then
+                                    echo "lagging"
+                                    exit 0
+                                else
+                                    echo "syncing"
+                                    exit 1
+                                fi
+                            fi
+                        fi
+                    else
+                        echo "forked"
+                        exit 1
+                    fi
+                fi                
+            fi
+            
+            echo "unverified"
+            exit 1               
+        elif [ $time_difference -lt 60 ]; then
+            echo "online"
+            exit 0
+        else
+            echo "behind"
+            exit 1
+        fi        
+    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 404 ]]; then
+        echo "offline"
+        exit 1
+    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 401 ]]; then
+        echo "unauthorized"
+        exit 1
+    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 500 ]]; then
+        echo "error"
+        exit 1    
+    else
+        echo "Unexpected HTTP status code: $http_status_code"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "timeout"
+    exit 1        
+fi
diff --git a/sync-status.sh b/sync-status.sh
index 1c7bd01f..7d8e19f5 100755
--- a/sync-status.sh
+++ b/sync-status.sh
@@ -9,126 +9,33 @@ while IFS= read -r line; do
     blacklist+=("$line")
 done < "$BASEPATH/path-blacklist.txt"
 
-#pathlist=$(cat $BASEPATH/$1.yml | grep -oP "(?<=stripprefix\.prefixes).*\"" | cut -d'=' -f2- | sed 's/.$//')
 pathlist=$(cat $BASEPATH/$1.yml | grep -oP "(?<=PathPrefix).*\"" | cut -d'`' -f2-2)
 
 for path in $pathlist; do
     include=true
     for word in "${blacklist[@]}"; do
-	if echo "$path" | grep -qE "$word"; then
-	    include=false
-	fi
-    done
-		
-    if $include; then
-	RPC_URL="https://$DOMAIN$path"
-	response_file=$(mktemp)
-
-	http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_getBlockByNumber","params":["latest", false],"id":1}' $RPC_URL)
-
-	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-	    
-	    if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then
-		
-		response=$(cat "$response_file")
-                latest_block_timestamp=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.timestamp')
-                latest_block_timestamp_decimal=$((16#${latest_block_timestamp#0x}))
-                current_time=$(date +%s)
-                time_difference=$((current_time - latest_block_timestamp_decimal))
-
-		rm "$response_file"
-
-		ref=''
-		if [ -n "$2" ]; then
-		    ref="$2"
-		else
-		    chain_id=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":1}' $RPC_URL | jq -r '.result')
-		    chain_id_decimal=$((16#${chain_id#0x}))
-		    ref=$($BASEPATH/reference-rpc-endpoint.sh $chain_id_decimal)
-		fi
-		
-		if [ -n "$ref" ]; then
-		    # echo "do a quick fitness test"
-		    # use the proxy to normalize responses from different implementations of eth endpoints.
-		    # make the proxy exit on a mismatch
-		    # push a few seconds of ethspam | versus through the proxy to give it a chance to hit a mismatch
-		    
-		    latest_block_number=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.number')
-		    latest_block_hash=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.hash')			
-		    response_file2=$(mktemp)
-		    
-		    http_status_code2=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file2" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"$latest_block_number\", false],\"id\":1}" $ref)
-		    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-			if [[ $http_status_code2 -eq 200 ]]; then
-			    response2=$(cat "$response_file2")
-			    latest_block_hash2=$(echo "$response2" | jq -r '.result.hash')
-
-			    rm "$response_file2"
-			    
-			    if [ "$latest_block_hash" == "$latest_block_hash2" ]; then
-				response_file3=$(mktemp)
-
-				http_status_code=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -w "%{http_code}" -o "$response_file3" -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"method\":\"eth_getBlockByNumber\",\"params\":[\"latest\", false],\"id\":1}" $ref)
-				
-				if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-				    if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then
-					response3=$(cat "$response_file3")
-					latest_block_timestamp3=$(echo "$response3" | jq -r '.result.timestamp')
-					latest_block_timestamp_decimal3=$((16#${latest_block_timestamp3#0x}))
-					time_difference3=$(( latest_block_timestamp_decimal3 - latest_block_timestamp_decimal ))
-
-					rm "$response_file3"
-					
-					if [ $time_difference3 -lt 2 ]; then
-					    echo "online"
-					    exit 0
-					elif [ $time_difference3 -lt 5 ]; then
-					    echo "lagging"
-					    exit 0
-					else
-					    #echo "syncing ($(./catchup.sh $1))"
-					    echo "syncing"
-					    exit 1
-					fi
-				    fi
-				fi
-			    else
-				echo "forked"
-				exit 1
-			    fi
-			fi			    
-		    fi
-		    
-		    echo "unverified"
-		    exit 1			   
-		elif [ $time_difference -lt 60 ]; then
-		    echo "online"
-		    exit 0
-		else
-		    echo "behind"
-		    #echo "behind ($(./catchup.sh $1))"
-		    exit 1
-		fi		
-	    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 404 ]]; then
-    		echo "offline"
-		exit 1
-	    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 401 ]]; then
-		echo "unauthorized"
-		exit 1
-	    elif [[ $http_status_code -eq 500 ]]; then
-		echo "error"
-		exit 1	
-	    else
-		echo "Unexpected HTTP status code: $http_status_code"
-		exit 1
-	    fi
-        else
-            echo "timeout"
-	    exit 1	    
+        if echo "$path" | grep -qE "$word"; then
+            include=false
         fi
-	
-	break
-    else
-	echo "not found"
+    done
+        
+    if $include; then
+        RPC_URL="https://$DOMAIN$path"
+        
+        ref=''
+        if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+            ref="$2"
+        else
+            chain_id=$(curl --ipv4 -m 1 -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_chainId","params":[],"id":1}' $RPC_URL | jq -r '.result')
+            chain_id_decimal=$((16#${chain_id#0x}))
+            ref=$($BASEPATH/reference-rpc-endpoint.sh $chain_id_decimal)
+        fi
+
+        # Call the health check script with RPC_URL and ref
+        $BASEPATH/check-health.sh "$RPC_URL" "$ref"
+        exit $?
     fi
 done
+
+echo "not found"
+exit 1