diff --git a/go-api/main.go b/go-api/main.go
index 032aa8a..f309b33 100644
--- a/go-api/main.go
+++ b/go-api/main.go
@@ -4,14 +4,27 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	fmt.Println("Running handler...")
 
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	// If the `force-fail` header is set, get its value and use it as the status
+	// code.
+	if failCode := r.Header.Get("force-fail"); failCode != "" {
+		fmt.Println("`force-fail` header set...")
 
+		if code, err := strconv.Atoi(failCode); err == nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Setting the response code to %d...", code)
+
+			w.WriteHeader(code)
+		}
+	} else {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{})
 }