diff --git a/.changeset/honest-facts-think.md b/.changeset/honest-facts-think.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69fe3f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-facts-think.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@cloudflare/sandbox': patch
+---
+
+Fix a bug where the /api/ping endpoint was not handled, causing a 500 error
diff --git a/packages/sandbox-container/src/handlers/misc-handler.ts b/packages/sandbox-container/src/handlers/misc-handler.ts
index 92c46992..aa9a7238 100644
--- a/packages/sandbox-container/src/handlers/misc-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/sandbox-container/src/handlers/misc-handler.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export class MiscHandler extends BaseHandler<Request, Response> {
         return await this.handleRoot(request, context);
       case '/api/health':
         return await this.handleHealth(request, context);
+      case '/api/ping':
+        return await this.handleHealth(request, context);
       case '/api/shutdown':
         return await this.handleShutdown(request, context);
       case '/api/version':