diff --git a/src/compute-plane-services/nvca/vendor/github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go b/src/compute-plane-services/nvca/vendor/github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
index 21ec72965..3369cae12 100644
--- a/src/compute-plane-services/nvca/vendor/github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
+++ b/src/compute-plane-services/nvca/vendor/github.com/NVIDIA/nvcf/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package function
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -58,6 +60,24 @@ func normalizeLLMRequestRouterAddressEnvAliases(envSet map[string]string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// pylon probes the upstream over HTTP on the inference port, so the function's
+// declared health endpoint only carries over when the function keeps both
+// aligned. Otherwise pylon falls back to its own candidate paths.
+func upstreamHealthPath(allEnvSet map[string]string) string {
+	path := strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_ENDPOINT"])
+	if path == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_PROTOCOL"]), "grpc") {
+		return ""
+	}
+	healthPort, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_PORT"]))
+	if err == nil && healthPort > 0 && strconv.Itoa(healthPort) != strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_PORT"]) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
 func newLLMRouterClientContainer(
 	ls *LaunchSpecification,
 	allEnvSet map[string]string,
@@ -128,6 +148,9 @@ func newLLMRouterClientContainer(
 		"--backend-connectivity=reverse",
 		"--initial-input-tps=100",
 	}
+	if healthPath := upstreamHealthPath(allEnvSet); healthPath != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--upstream-health-path=%s", healthPath))
+	}
 	if tcfg.StargateQUICInsecure {
 		args = append(args, "--quic-insecure")
 	}
diff --git a/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go b/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
index 21ec72965..3369cae12 100644
--- a/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
+++ b/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package function
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -58,6 +60,24 @@ func normalizeLLMRequestRouterAddressEnvAliases(envSet map[string]string) {
 	}
 }
 
+// pylon probes the upstream over HTTP on the inference port, so the function's
+// declared health endpoint only carries over when the function keeps both
+// aligned. Otherwise pylon falls back to its own candidate paths.
+func upstreamHealthPath(allEnvSet map[string]string) string {
+	path := strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_ENDPOINT"])
+	if path == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_PROTOCOL"]), "grpc") {
+		return ""
+	}
+	healthPort, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_HEALTH_PORT"]))
+	if err == nil && healthPort > 0 && strconv.Itoa(healthPort) != strings.TrimSpace(allEnvSet["INFERENCE_PORT"]) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return path
+}
+
 func newLLMRouterClientContainer(
 	ls *LaunchSpecification,
 	allEnvSet map[string]string,
@@ -128,6 +148,9 @@ func newLLMRouterClientContainer(
 		"--backend-connectivity=reverse",
 		"--initial-input-tps=100",
 	}
+	if healthPath := upstreamHealthPath(allEnvSet); healthPath != "" {
+		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--upstream-health-path=%s", healthPath))
+	}
 	if tcfg.StargateQUICInsecure {
 		args = append(args, "--quic-insecure")
 	}
diff --git a/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm_test.go b/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm_test.go
index 557e701e7..8157e6b0c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm_test.go
+++ b/src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/function/llm_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ func assertCanonicalPylonBootstrapArgs(t *testing.T, args []string) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"--initial-input-tps=100"}, initialInputTPSArgs)
 }
 
+func healthPathArgs(args []string) []string {
+	var healthPaths []string
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--upstream-health-path=") {
+			healthPaths = append(healthPaths, arg)
+		}
+	}
+	return healthPaths
+}
+
 func TestNewLLMRouterClientContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	type spec struct {
 		name       string
@@ -298,6 +308,69 @@ func TestNewLLMRouterClientContainer(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.Equal(t, "stargate.example.com:443", envMap["STARGATE_ADDRESS"])
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "declared health endpoint is passed to pylon",
+			ls:   &LaunchSpecification{},
+			allEnvSet: map[string]string{
+				"STARGATE_ADDRESS":          "stargate.example.com:443",
+				"INFERENCE_PORT":            "8080",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_ENDPOINT": "/v1/health/ready",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_PORT":     "8080",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_PROTOCOL": "http",
+			},
+			tcfg:       TranslateConfig{},
+			instanceID: "inst-health",
+			isHelm:     false,
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, c corev1.Container) {
+				assert.Equal(t, []string{"--upstream-health-path=/v1/health/ready"}, healthPathArgs(c.Args))
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "health endpoint on a port other than the inference port is skipped",
+			ls:   &LaunchSpecification{},
+			allEnvSet: map[string]string{
+				"STARGATE_ADDRESS":          "stargate.example.com:443",
+				"INFERENCE_PORT":            "8080",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_ENDPOINT": "/custom/ready",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_PORT":     "9090",
+			},
+			tcfg:       TranslateConfig{},
+			instanceID: "inst-health-port",
+			isHelm:     false,
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, c corev1.Container) {
+				assert.Empty(t, healthPathArgs(c.Args))
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "gRPC health protocol is skipped",
+			ls:   &LaunchSpecification{},
+			allEnvSet: map[string]string{
+				"STARGATE_ADDRESS":          "stargate.example.com:443",
+				"INFERENCE_PORT":            "8080",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_ENDPOINT": "/grpc.health.v1.Health/Check",
+				"INFERENCE_HEALTH_PROTOCOL": "gRPC",
+			},
+			tcfg:       TranslateConfig{},
+			instanceID: "inst-health-grpc",
+			isHelm:     false,
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, c corev1.Container) {
+				assert.Empty(t, healthPathArgs(c.Args))
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no declared health endpoint leaves the pylon defaults in place",
+			ls:   &LaunchSpecification{},
+			allEnvSet: map[string]string{
+				"STARGATE_ADDRESS": "stargate.example.com:443",
+				"INFERENCE_PORT":   "8080",
+			},
+			tcfg:       TranslateConfig{},
+			instanceID: "inst-health-absent",
+			isHelm:     false,
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, c corev1.Container) {
+				assert.Empty(t, healthPathArgs(c.Args))
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range cases {
diff --git a/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/container/llm/exp.yaml b/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/container/llm/exp.yaml
index 9c416a60f..e421e46d7 100644
--- a/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/container/llm/exp.yaml
+++ b/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/container/llm/exp.yaml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ spec:
     - --auth-token-file=/var/run/llm/worker-token
     - --backend-connectivity=reverse
     - --initial-input-tps=100
+    - --upstream-health-path=/v1/health/ready
     - --quic-insecure
     - --model-name=model-gamma
     - --model-name=model-epsilon
diff --git a/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/helmchart/llm/exp.yaml b/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/helmchart/llm/exp.yaml
index 41484e5c6..8c6bc6e55 100644
--- a/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/helmchart/llm/exp.yaml
+++ b/src/libraries/go/lib/testdata/icms-translate/function/helmchart/llm/exp.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ spec:
     - --auth-token-file=/var/run/llm/worker-token
     - --backend-connectivity=reverse
     - --initial-input-tps=100
+    - --upstream-health-path=/v2/health/ready
     - --quic-insecure
     - --model-name=model-gamma
     - --model-name=model-epsilon