diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityService.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c0109f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.boot.actuate.health.Health;
+import org.springframework.boot.availability.*;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+@Component
+public class TrackerAvailabilityService extends ApplicationAvailabilityBean implements TrackerAvailabilityTickService {
+    // curl localhost:8081/actuator/health/liveness
+    private long lastTrackingEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    @Value("${management.endpoint.health.trackingTimeoutThreshold}")
+    private long trackingTimeoutThreshold;
+
+    @Override
+    public void tick() {
+        lastTrackingEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <S extends AvailabilityState> S getState(Class<S> stateType) {
+        S state = super.getState(stateType);
+        if(state instanceof LivenessState && (System.currentTimeMillis() - lastTrackingEvent) > trackingTimeoutThreshold * 1000 * 60) {
+            return (S) LivenessState.BROKEN;
+        }
+        return state;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityTickService.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityTickService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86cda0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/TrackerAvailabilityTickService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch;
+
+public interface TrackerAvailabilityTickService {
+
+    /**
+     * tell the application that the tracker is still alive and has just triggered a new run
+     * Used for liveness probes
+     */
+    void tick();
+}
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/config/mode/DefaultConfiguration.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/config/mode/DefaultConfiguration.java
index 67327f5b..76229769 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/config/mode/DefaultConfiguration.java
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/config/mode/DefaultConfiguration.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.config.mode;
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityTickService;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.core.migration.MigrationService;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.core.migration.WaitForMigrationJob;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.jobs.AclTrackerJob;
@@ -24,18 +25,18 @@ public WaitForMigrationJob waitForMigrationJob(MigrationService migrationService
     }
 
     @Bean
-    public TransactionTrackerJob transactionTrackerJob(TransactionTracker transactionTracker){
-        return new TransactionTrackerJob(transactionTracker);
+    public TransactionTrackerJob transactionTrackerJob(TransactionTracker transactionTracker, TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService){
+        return new TransactionTrackerJob(transactionTracker, tickService);
     }
 
     @Bean
-    public AclTrackerJob aclTrackerJob(AclTracker aclTracker){
-        return new AclTrackerJob(aclTracker);
+    public AclTrackerJob aclTrackerJob(AclTracker aclTracker, TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService){
+        return new AclTrackerJob(aclTracker, tickService);
     }
 
     @Bean
     @ConditionalOnProperty(prefix = "statistic", name = "enabled", havingValue = "true")
-    public StatisticsTrackerJob statisticsTrackerJob(StatisticsTracker statisticsTracker){
-        return new StatisticsTrackerJob(statisticsTracker);
+    public StatisticsTrackerJob statisticsTrackerJob(StatisticsTracker statisticsTracker, TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService){
+        return new StatisticsTrackerJob(statisticsTracker, tickService);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/AclTrackerJob.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/AclTrackerJob.java
index 743ec2f0..a22bdf73 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/AclTrackerJob.java
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/AclTrackerJob.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityTickService;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.core.migration.MigrationCompletedAware;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.tracker.AclTracker;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
@@ -11,11 +12,14 @@
 public class AclTrackerJob implements MigrationCompletedAware {
 
     private final AclTracker aclTracker;
+    private final TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService;
 
     private boolean migrated = false;
 
+
     @Scheduled(fixedDelayString = "${tracker.delay}")
     public void track() {
+        tickService.tick();
         if (!migrated) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/StatisticsTrackerJob.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/StatisticsTrackerJob.java
index 461ea151..8ed1caec 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/StatisticsTrackerJob.java
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/StatisticsTrackerJob.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityService;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityTickService;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.core.migration.MigrationCompletedAware;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.tracker.StatisticsTracker;
 import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Scheduled;
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@
 public class StatisticsTrackerJob implements MigrationCompletedAware {
 
     private final StatisticsTracker statisticsTracker;
+    private final TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService;
+
     private boolean migrated = false;
 
     /**
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ public class StatisticsTrackerJob implements MigrationCompletedAware {
      */
     @Scheduled(fixedDelayString = "${statistic.delay}")
     public void track() {
+        tickService.tick();
         if (!migrated) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/TransactionTrackerJob.java b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/TransactionTrackerJob.java
index d289aebf..ff2c9b59 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/TransactionTrackerJob.java
+++ b/tracker/src/main/java/org/edu_sharing/elasticsearch/jobs/TransactionTrackerJob.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityService;
+import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.TrackerAvailabilityTickService;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.elasticsearch.core.migration.MigrationCompletedAware;
 import org.edu_sharing.elasticsearch.tracker.TransactionTracker;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
@@ -16,6 +18,8 @@
 public class TransactionTrackerJob implements MigrationCompletedAware, ApplicationContextAware {
 
     private final TransactionTracker transactionTracker;
+    private final TrackerAvailabilityTickService tickService;
+
     private boolean migrated = false;
 
     @Value("${shutdown.on.exception}")
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ public class TransactionTrackerJob implements MigrationCompletedAware, Applicati
 
     @Scheduled(fixedDelayString = "${tracker.delay}")
     public void track() {
+        tickService.tick();
         if (!migrated) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tracker/src/main/resources/application.properties b/tracker/src/main/resources/application.properties
index ca81eafe..e8606bc2 100644
--- a/tracker/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/tracker/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ management.endpoint.health.probes.enabled = true
 management.endpoint.health.show-details = always
 management.endpoint.health.show-components = always
 
+# timeout since which a last method run is considered acceptable, in minutes
+management.endpoint.health.trackingTimeoutThreshold=360
+
 management.endpoints.web.exposure.include = health,metrics,prometheus
 
 management.server.address=0.0.0.0