diff --git a/ckanext/nhm/lib/helpers.py b/ckanext/nhm/lib/helpers.py
index d434e6cc..ec02c72d 100644
--- a/ckanext/nhm/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/ckanext/nhm/lib/helpers.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from beaker.cache import cache_region
 from jinja2.filters import do_truncate
 from lxml import etree, html
+from werkzeug.routing import BuildError
 
 from ckan import model
 from ckan.lib import helpers as core_helpers
@@ -1627,3 +1628,17 @@ def get_status_indicator():
     amber_status = [r for r in status_reports if r['state'] == 'ok']
     if len(amber_status) > 0:
         return 'amber'
+
+
+def route_exists(route):
+    """
+    Simple helper for checking if a flask route exists.
+
+    :param route: endpoint name, as passed to url_for
+    :return: bool
+    """
+    try:
+        url = toolkit.url_for(route)
+        return True
+    except BuildError:
+        return False
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ckanext/nhm/theme/templates/header.html b/ckanext/nhm/theme/templates/header.html
index 8fad5f5e..3943dc0c 100755
--- a/ckanext/nhm/theme/templates/header.html
+++ b/ckanext/nhm/theme/templates/header.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 {% set status_indicator = h.get_status_indicator() %}
 {% macro status_icon() %}
+{% if h.route_exists('status.index') %}
 <div>
     <a href="{{ h.url_for('status.index') }}"
        title="{{ _('System status') }}">
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
         <i class="fas fa-heartbeat fa-lg"></i>
     </a>
 </div>
+{% endif %}
 {% endmacro %}