diff --git a/app.coffee b/app.coffee
index f94685a..aaa2b7e 100644
--- a/app.coffee
+++ b/app.coffee
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ app.delete "/project/:project_id", CompileController.clearCache
 app.get  "/project/:project_id/sync/code", CompileController.syncFromCode
 app.get  "/project/:project_id/sync/pdf", CompileController.syncFromPdf
 app.get  "/project/:project_id/wordcount", CompileController.wordcount
+app.get  "/project/:project_id/status", CompileController.status
 
 ForbidSymlinks = require "./app/js/StaticServerForbidSymlinks"
 
diff --git a/app/coffee/CompileController.coffee b/app/coffee/CompileController.coffee
index dd73040..62b1020 100644
--- a/app/coffee/CompileController.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/CompileController.coffee
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ module.exports = CompileController =
 			res.send JSON.stringify {
 				texcount: result
 			}
+
+	status: (req, res, next = (error)-> )->
+		res.send("OK")
+