diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
index fcc1ed7247..fe38c4ef6c 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ class WP_Site_Health {
 			$headers['Authorization'] = 'Basic ' . base64_encode( wp_unslash( $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] ) . ':' . wp_unslash( $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'] ) );
 		}
 
-		$url = admin_url();
+		$url = site_url();
 
 		$r = wp_remote_get( $url, compact( 'cookies', 'headers', 'timeout', 'sslverify' ) );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 064ee2b186..54076460fb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6.1-alpha-49996';
+$wp_version = '5.6.1-alpha-49997';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.