diff --git a/.changeset/fix-audit-logger-startup.md b/.changeset/fix-audit-logger-startup.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0dfd55e7d43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-audit-logger-startup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"chainlink": patch
+---
+
+#bugfix #nops Fix node startup when the audit logger is enabled by assigning the service a health-check name.
diff --git a/core/logger/audit/audit_logger.go b/core/logger/audit/audit_logger.go
index 6e9e25202dd..c8eae991a91 100644
--- a/core/logger/audit/audit_logger.go
+++ b/core/logger/audit/audit_logger.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
+	auditLoggerName   = "AuditLogger"
 	bufferCapacity    = 2048
 	webRequestTimeout = 10
 )
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func NewAuditLogger(logger logger.Logger, config config.AuditLogger) (AuditLogge
 
 	// Create new AuditLoggerService
 	auditLogger := AuditLoggerService{
-		logger:          logger.Helper(1),
+		logger:          logger.Named(auditLoggerName).Helper(1),
 		enabled:         true,
 		forwardToUrl:    forwardToUrl,
 		headers:         headers,
diff --git a/core/logger/audit/audit_logger_test.go b/core/logger/audit/audit_logger_test.go
index 34a92074bd8..fd67cc28f4c 100644
--- a/core/logger/audit/audit_logger_test.go
+++ b/core/logger/audit/audit_logger_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 
 	commonconfig "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/config"
+	commonservices "github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/services"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/internal/cltest"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
 	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger/audit"
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@ func (c Config) JsonWrapperKey() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func TestAuditLoggerRegistersForHealthChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	auditLogger, err := audit.NewAuditLogger(logger.TestLogger(t), Config{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "AuditLogger", auditLogger.Name())
+
+	healthChecker := commonservices.HealthCheckerConfig{}.New()
+	require.NoError(t, healthChecker.Register(auditLogger))
+}
+
 func TestCheckLoginAuditLog(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -99,7 +111,7 @@ func TestCheckLoginAuditLog(t *testing.T) {
 	auditLoggerTestConfig := Config{}
 
 	// Create new AuditLoggerService
-	auditLogger, err := audit.NewAuditLogger(logger.Named("AuditLogger"), &auditLoggerTestConfig)
+	auditLogger, err := audit.NewAuditLogger(logger, &auditLoggerTestConfig)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Cast to concrete type so we can swap out the internals