diff --git a/app/controllers/api/health.php b/app/controllers/api/health.php
index 01a9050e0e..0885c0c40b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/health.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/health.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Utopia\Storage\Device\Local;
 use Utopia\Storage\Storage;
 use Appwrite\ClamAV\Network;
 use Appwrite\Event\Event;
+use RuntimeException;
 
 App::get('/v1/health')
     ->desc('Get HTTP')
@@ -262,11 +263,17 @@ App::get('/v1/health/anti-virus')
 
         $antiVirus = new Network(App::getEnv('_APP_STORAGE_ANTIVIRUS_HOST', 'clamav'),
             (int) App::getEnv('_APP_STORAGE_ANTIVIRUS_PORT', 3310));
-
-        $response->json([
-            'status' => (@$antiVirus->ping()) ? 'online' : 'offline',
-            'version' => @$antiVirus->version(),
-        ]);
+        try {
+            $response->json([
+                'status' => (@$antiVirus->ping()) ? 'online' : 'offline',
+                'version' => @$antiVirus->version(),
+            ]);
+        } catch( RuntimeException $e) {
+            $response->json([
+                'status' => 'offline',
+                'version' => '',
+            ]);
+        }
     });
 
 App::get('/v1/health/stats') // Currently only used internally