diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d00506b..13381ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## 23.12.6
 
 * Mitigated an issue where error tracking could prevent SDK initialization in async mode
+* Improved Health Check reporting
 
 ## 23.12.5
 
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/health_check.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/health_check.cy.js
index 131bb7d..0d2fc4e 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/health_check.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/health_check.cy.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe("Health Check tests ", () => {
                 // Test the 'hc' parameter
                 const hcParam = url.searchParams.get("hc");
                 const hcParamObj = JSON.parse(hcParam);
-                expect(hcParamObj).to.eql({ el: 0, wl: 0, sc: -1, em: "\"\"" });
+                expect(hcParamObj).to.eql({ el: 0, wl: 0, sc: -1, em: "" });
 
                 // Test the 'metrics' parameter
                 const metricsParam = url.searchParams.get("metrics");
diff --git a/modules/CountlyClass.js b/modules/CountlyClass.js
index 15de017..42dd91d 100644
--- a/modules/CountlyClass.js
+++ b/modules/CountlyClass.js
@@ -4754,12 +4754,16 @@ class CountlyClass {
         function sendInstantHCRequest() {
             // truncate error message to 1000 characters
             var curbedMessage = truncateSingleValue(self.hcErrorMessage, 1000, "healthCheck", log);
+            // due to some server issues we pass empty string as is
+            if (curbedMessage !== "") {
+                curbedMessage = JSON.stringify(curbedMessage);
+            }
             // prepare hc object
             var hc = {
                 el: self.hcErrorCount,
                 wl: self.hcWarningCount,
                 sc: self.hcStatusCode,
-                em: JSON.stringify(curbedMessage)
+                em: curbedMessage
             };
             // prepare request
             var request = {