diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/accessurl.go b/coderd/healthcheck/accessurl.go
index 10d2d936fb712..fcab27463e3a8 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/accessurl.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/accessurl.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (r *AccessURLReport) Run(ctx context.Context, opts *AccessURLReportOptions)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	r.Warnings = []string{}
 	if opts.AccessURL == nil {
 		r.Error = ptr.Ref("access URL is nil")
 		return
diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/database.go b/coderd/healthcheck/database.go
index 9a8726a484361..f8a0d655796df 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/database.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/database.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type DatabaseReportOptions struct {
 }
 
 func (r *DatabaseReport) Run(ctx context.Context, opts *DatabaseReportOptions) {
+	r.Warnings = []string{}
 	r.ThresholdMS = opts.Threshold.Milliseconds()
 	if r.ThresholdMS == 0 {
 		r.ThresholdMS = DatabaseDefaultThreshold.Milliseconds()
diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/derphealth/derp.go b/coderd/healthcheck/derphealth/derp.go
index 94cc89307d565..83dfcbf4a15a2 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/derphealth/derp.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/derphealth/derp.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ type ReportOptions struct {
 func (r *Report) Run(ctx context.Context, opts *ReportOptions) {
 	r.Healthy = true
 	r.Regions = map[int]*RegionReport{}
+	r.Warnings = []string{}
 
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	mu := sync.Mutex{}
diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck.go b/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
index d59de08592203..80af31ae524a2 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, opts *ReportOptions) *Report {
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	report.Time = time.Now()
+	report.FailingSections = []string{}
 	if !report.DERP.Healthy {
 		report.FailingSections = append(report.FailingSections, SectionDERP)
 	}
diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go b/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
index 1a1840a37d581..7d55366170f61 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		healthy:         true,
-		failingSections: nil,
+		failingSections: []string{},
 	}, {
 		name: "DERPFail",
 		checker: &testChecker{
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestHealthcheck(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		healthy:         true,
-		failingSections: nil,
+		failingSections: []string{},
 	}, {
 		name: "AccessURLFail",
 		checker: &testChecker{
diff --git a/coderd/healthcheck/websocket.go b/coderd/healthcheck/websocket.go
index 5723cf48bc9a9..46ce08f0f1bdd 100644
--- a/coderd/healthcheck/websocket.go
+++ b/coderd/healthcheck/websocket.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func (r *WebsocketReport) Run(ctx context.Context, opts *WebsocketReportOptions)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	r.Warnings = []string{}
 	u, err := opts.AccessURL.Parse("/api/v2/debug/ws")
 	if err != nil {
 		r.Error = convertError(xerrors.Errorf("parse access url: %w", err))