diff --git a/app/tier2.go b/app/tier2.go
index ae7dad75f..4ce436318 100644
--- a/app/tier2.go
+++ b/app/tier2.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (a *Tier2App) Run() error {
 
 	go func() {
 		a.logger.Info("launching gRPC server")
-		a.setIsReady(false)
+		a.setIsReady(true)
 
 		err := service.ListenTier2(a.config.GRPCListenAddr, a.config.ServiceDiscoveryURL, svc, trustAuth, a.logger, a.HealthCheck)
 		a.Shutdown(err)
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/change-log.md b/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
index ae97b4bf4..96c129440 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/change-log.md
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## Unreleased
+## v1.12.1
 
-* added extra ad-hoc prometheus labels 'tools prometheus-explorer' as query params to each endpoint.
+* Fixed `tier2` app not setting itself as ready on startup
+
+* Added extra ad-hoc prometheus labels 'tools prometheus-explorer' as query params to each endpoint.
 
 ## v1.12.0