diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb8fbc6..f938dcf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 build:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o ./bin/plumber .
+
+docker-build:
+	docker build --push -t krapi0314/plumber .
+
+docker-compose-up:
+	docker-compose -f ./docker/docker-compose.yml up --build -d
+
+docker-compose-down:
+	docker-compose -f ./docker/docker-compose.yml down
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e694bfa..604120a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ make build
 Plumber aims to support [Yorkie](https://github.com/yorkie-team/yorkie) as a backend for the load balancer.
 The following features are planned to be implemented first:
 
-### v0.0.1
+### v0.1.0
 
-- [ ] Support static load balancing with round-robin algorithm
-- [ ] Support backends health check 
+- [x] Support static load balancing with round-robin algorithm
+- [x] Support backends health check 
 
-### v0.1.0
+### v0.2.0
 
 - [ ] Support consistent hashing algorithm
 - [ ] Support dynamic backend configuration (with K8s API)
 - [ ] Support mechanism to resolve split-brain of long-lived connection
 
-### v0.2.0
+### v0.3.0
 
 - [ ] Support interceptor to modify request/response
 - [ ] TBD
diff --git a/internal/agent.go b/internal/agent.go
index 4136835..7f38dcb 100644
--- a/internal/agent.go
+++ b/internal/agent.go
@@ -5,43 +5,59 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/krapie/plumber/internal/backend"
+	"github.com/krapie/plumber/internal/health"
 	"github.com/krapie/plumber/internal/loadbalancer"
 )
 
 type Agent struct {
-	lb loadbalancer.LoadBalancer
+	loadBalancer  loadbalancer.LoadBalancer
+	healthChecker *health.Checker
 }
 
 func NewAgent() (*Agent, error) {
-	lb, err := loadbalancer.NewRoundRobinLB()
+	loadBalancer, err := loadbalancer.NewRoundRobinLB()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &Agent{
-		lb: lb,
+		loadBalancer:  loadBalancer,
+		healthChecker: health.NewHealthChecker(2),
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *Agent) Run(backendAddresses []string) error {
+	err := s.addBackends(backendAddresses)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.healthChecker.AddBackends(s.loadBalancer.GetBackends())
+	s.healthChecker.Run()
+	log.Printf("[Agent] Running health check")
+
+	http.HandleFunc("/", s.loadBalancer.ServeProxy)
+	log.Printf("[Agent] Starting server on :80")
+	err = http.ListenAndServe(":80", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Agent) addBackends(backendAddresses []string) error {
 	for _, addr := range backendAddresses {
 		b, err := backend.NewDefaultBackend(addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		err = s.lb.AddBackend(b)
+		err = s.loadBalancer.AddBackend(b)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	http.HandleFunc("/", s.lb.ServeProxy)
-	log.Printf("[Plumber] Starting server on :80")
-	err := http.ListenAndServe(":80", nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/backend/backend.go b/internal/backend/backend.go
index df72993..91f72d6 100644
--- a/internal/backend/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/backend.go
@@ -4,11 +4,19 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	ALIVE_UP   = true
+	ALIVE_DOWN = false
 )
 
 type Backend struct {
-	Addr string
+	Addr  *url.URL
+	Alive bool
 
+	mutex sync.RWMutex
 	proxy *httputil.ReverseProxy
 }
 
@@ -18,12 +26,34 @@ func NewDefaultBackend(addr string) (*Backend, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	proxy := httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(parsedAddr)
+	proxy.ErrorHandler = func(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, err error) {
+		http.Error(rw, "Error occurred while processing request", http.StatusBadGateway)
+	}
+
 	return &Backend{
-		Addr:  addr,
-		proxy: httputil.NewSingleHostReverseProxy(parsedAddr),
+		Addr:  parsedAddr,
+		Alive: true,
+
+		mutex: sync.RWMutex{},
+		proxy: proxy,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (b *Backend) Serve(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	b.proxy.ServeHTTP(rw, req)
 }
+
+func (b *Backend) SetAlive(alive bool) {
+	b.mutex.Lock()
+	b.Alive = alive
+	b.mutex.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (b *Backend) IsAlive() bool {
+	b.mutex.RLock()
+	alive := b.Alive
+	b.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	return alive
+}
diff --git a/internal/health/health_check.go b/internal/health/health_check.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..803c0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/health/health_check.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package health
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/krapie/plumber/internal/backend"
+)
+
+const TCP = "tcp"
+
+type Checker struct {
+	backends []*backend.Backend
+	interval int
+}
+
+func NewHealthChecker(interval int) *Checker {
+	return &Checker{
+		backends: nil,
+		interval: interval,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) Run() {
+	go c.healthCheck()
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) AddBackends(backends []*backend.Backend) {
+	c.backends = backends
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) healthCheck() {
+	t := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(c.interval) * time.Second)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.C:
+			// log.Printf("[Health] Running health check")
+			c.checkBackendLiveness()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) checkBackendLiveness() {
+	for _, b := range c.backends {
+		isAlive := c.checkTCPConnection(b.Addr, c.interval)
+		if isAlive {
+			b.SetAlive(backend.ALIVE_UP)
+		} else {
+			b.SetAlive(backend.ALIVE_DOWN)
+		}
+		// log.Printf("[Health] Backend %s is %v", b.Addr, b.IsAlive())
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Checker) checkTCPConnection(addr *url.URL, interval int) bool {
+	conn, err := net.DialTimeout(TCP, addr.Host, time.Duration(interval)*time.Second)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	err = conn.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/internal/loadbalancer/load_balancer.go b/internal/loadbalancer/load_balancer.go
index e4d240e..a922cc5 100644
--- a/internal/loadbalancer/load_balancer.go
+++ b/internal/loadbalancer/load_balancer.go
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ import (
 // LoadBalancer is an interface for a load balancer.
 type LoadBalancer interface {
 	AddBackend(b *backend.Backend) error
+	GetBackends() []*backend.Backend
 	ServeProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request)
 }
diff --git a/internal/loadbalancer/round_robin_lb.go b/internal/loadbalancer/round_robin_lb.go
index 51c2532..8a255a7 100644
--- a/internal/loadbalancer/round_robin_lb.go
+++ b/internal/loadbalancer/round_robin_lb.go
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 type RoundRobinLB struct {
-	backends []*backend.Backend
-	index    int
+	backends            []*backend.Backend
+	index               int
+	healthCheckInterval int
 }
 
 func NewRoundRobinLB() (*RoundRobinLB, error) {
 	return &RoundRobinLB{
-		backends: []*backend.Backend{},
-		index:    0,
+		backends:            []*backend.Backend{},
+		index:               0,
+		healthCheckInterval: 2,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -24,13 +26,29 @@ func (lb *RoundRobinLB) AddBackend(b *backend.Backend) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (lb *RoundRobinLB) GetBackends() []*backend.Backend {
+	return lb.backends
+}
+
+// ServeProxy serves the request to the next backend in the list
+// keep in mind that this function and its sub functions need to be thread safe
 func (lb *RoundRobinLB) ServeProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if len(lb.backends) == 0 {
-		panic("No backends")
+	if b := lb.getNextBackend(); b != nil {
+		log.Printf("[LoadBalancer] Serving request to backend %s", lb.backends[lb.index].Addr)
+		b.Serve(rw, req)
+		return
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[LoadBalancer] Serving request to backend %s", lb.backends[lb.index].Addr)
+	http.Error(rw, "No backends available", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+}
+
+func (lb *RoundRobinLB) getNextBackend() *backend.Backend {
+	for i := 0; i < len(lb.backends); i++ {
+		lb.index = (lb.index + 1) % len(lb.backends)
+		if lb.backends[lb.index].IsAlive() {
+			return lb.backends[lb.index]
+		}
+	}
 
-	lb.index = (lb.index + 1) % len(lb.backends)
-	lb.backends[lb.index].Serve(rw, req)
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/scripts/lb_distribution_test.sh b/scripts/lb_distribution_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3fe548b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lb_distribution_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+for i in {1..100}; do curl -s http://localhost | grep Hostname; done | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr
diff --git a/scripts/lb_loop_test.sh b/scripts/lb_loop_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1f089a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/lb_loop_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+for i in {1..1000}; do curl -s http://localhost | grep Hostname; sleep 0.5; done