diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
index 95967ec8..36c03ac6 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
@@ -2310,10 +2310,14 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
                 ovn_lb.external_ids[pool_key]):
             member_lsp = self._get_member_lsp(member_ip, member_subnet)
             if not member_lsp:
-                LOG.error("Member %(member)s Logical_Switch_Port not found. "
-                          "Cannot create a Health Monitor for pool %(pool)s.",
+                # NOTE(froyo): In order to continue evaluating the rest of
+                # the members, we just warn about the member issue,
+                # assuming that it will be in OFFLINE status as soon as the
+                # HM does the first evaluation.
+                LOG.error("Member %(member)s Logical_Switch_Port not found, "
+                          "when creating a Health Monitor for pool %(pool)s.",
                           {'member': member_ip, 'pool': pool_key})
-                return False
+                continue
 
             network_id = member_lsp.external_ids.get(
                 ovn_const.OVN_NETWORK_NAME_EXT_ID_KEY).split('neutron-')[1]
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
index 6a05bd7e..1799dde7 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
@@ -3499,9 +3499,9 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
         net_cli.return_value.show_subnet.side_effect = [n_exc.NotFound]
         status = self.helper.hm_create(self.health_monitor)
         self.assertEqual(status['healthmonitors'][0]['provisioning_status'],
-                         constants.ERROR)
+                         constants.ACTIVE)
         self.assertEqual(status['healthmonitors'][0]['operating_status'],
-                         constants.ERROR)
+                         constants.ONLINE)
 
     @mock.patch('ovn_octavia_provider.common.clients.get_neutron_client')
     @mock.patch.object(ovn_helper.OvnProviderHelper, '_find_ovn_lb_by_pool_id')