diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/services/instance/healthchecks.hbs b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/services/instance/healthchecks.hbs
index a76da72437..edf2ac0c38 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/services/instance/healthchecks.hbs
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/app/templates/dc/services/instance/healthchecks.hbs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <div class="tab-section">
   <div role="tabpanel">
-    {{#if (gt item.Checks.length 0) }}
+  {{#let (append item.Checks (or proxy.Checks (array))) as |checks|}}
+    {{#if (gt checks.length 0) }}
       <section data-test-checks>
         <HealthcheckList
-          @items={{sort-by (comparator 'check' 'Status:asc') (append item.Checks proxy.Checks)}}
+          @items={{sort-by (comparator 'check' 'Status:asc') checks}}
           @exposed={{proxyMeta.ServiceProxy.Expose.Checks}}
         />
       </section>
@@ -16,5 +17,6 @@
         </BlockSlot>
       </EmptyState>
     {{/if}}
+  {{/let}}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/ui/packages/consul-ui/tests/acceptance/dc/services/instances/show.feature b/ui/packages/consul-ui/tests/acceptance/dc/services/instances/show.feature
index fbe18e36e8..bb45b5a0b3 100644
--- a/ui/packages/consul-ui/tests/acceptance/dc/services/instances/show.feature
+++ b/ui/packages/consul-ui/tests/acceptance/dc/services/instances/show.feature
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Feature: dc / services / instances / show: Show Service Instance
 
     And I don't see upstreams on the tabs
     And I see healthChecksIsSelected on the tabs
-    And I see 7 of the checks object
+    And I see 6 of the checks object
 
     When I click tags&Meta on the tabs
     And I see tags&MetaIsSelected on the tabs