diff --git a/scripts/run-production-ops-check.ps1 b/scripts/run-production-ops-check.ps1
index 1b053b3d..5ff06612 100644
--- a/scripts/run-production-ops-check.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-production-ops-check.ps1
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ foreach ($item in @(
     $containerFailures += "$($item.label)=$($remoteData[$item.key])"
   }
 }
-if ($remoteData.BACKEND_HEALTH -ne "healthy") {
+if ($remoteData.BACKEND_HEALTH -notin @("healthy", "running")) {
   $containerFailures += "backend_health=$($remoteData.BACKEND_HEALTH)"
 }
 if ($remoteData.POSTGRES_HEALTH -ne "healthy") {