diff --git a/healthx/doc.go b/healthx/doc.go
index fb2e9500..0bbd448d 100644
--- a/healthx/doc.go
+++ b/healthx/doc.go
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ package healthx
 
 import "strings"
 
+// The health status of the service.
+//
 // swagger:model healthStatus
 type swaggerHealthStatus struct {
 	// Status always contains "ok".
 	Status string `json:"status"`
 }
 
+// The not ready status of the service.
+//
 // swagger:model healthNotReadyStatus
 type swaggerNotReadyStatus struct {
 	// Errors contains a list of errors that caused the not ready status.
@@ -26,7 +30,9 @@ func (s swaggerNotReadyStatus) Error() string {
 	return strings.Join(errs, "; ")
 }
 
-// swagger:model version
+// The service's version.
+//
+// swagger:model serviceVersion
 type swaggerVersion struct {
 	// Version is the service's version.
 	Version string `json:"version"`
diff --git a/healthx/openapi/patch.yaml b/healthx/openapi/patch.yaml
index 2d4baef3..ba20da51 100644
--- a/healthx/openapi/patch.yaml
+++ b/healthx/openapi/patch.yaml
@@ -17,13 +17,7 @@
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                required:
-                  - status
-                type: object
-                properties:
-                  status:
-                    description: Always "ok".
-                    type: string
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/healthStatus"
           description: '{{.ProjectHumanName}} is ready to accept connections.'
         default:
           content:
@@ -52,27 +46,13 @@
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                required:
-                  - status
-                type: object
-                properties:
-                  status:
-                    description: Always "ok".
-                    type: string
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/healthStatus"
           description: '{{.ProjectHumanName}} is ready to accept requests.'
         '503':
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                required:
-                  - errors
-                properties:
-                  errors:
-                    additionalProperties:
-                      type: string
-                    description: Errors contains a list of errors that caused the not ready status.
-                    type: object
-                type: object
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/healthNotReadyStatus"
           description: Ory Kratos is not yet ready to accept requests.
         default:
           content:
@@ -100,13 +80,7 @@
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
-                type: object
-                required:
-                  - version
-                properties:
-                  version:
-                    description: The version of {{.ProjectHumanName}}.
-                    type: string
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/serviceVersion"
           description: Returns the {{.ProjectHumanName}} version.
       summary: Return Running Software Version.
       tags: {{ .HealthPathTags | toJson }}