diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
index 602b410a..d9c1c1be 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
@@ -2189,20 +2189,32 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
                 user_fault_string=msg,
                 operator_fault_string=msg)
 
+    def _members_in_subnet(self, ovn_lb, subnet_id):
+        for key, value in ovn_lb.external_ids.items():
+            if key.startswith(ovn_const.LB_EXT_IDS_POOL_PREFIX):
+                if value and len(value.split(',')) > 0:
+                    for m_info in value.split(','):
+                        mem_id, mem_ip_port, mem_subnet = m_info.split('_')[1:]
+                        if mem_subnet == subnet_id:
+                            return True
+        return False
+
     def member_delete(self, member):
         error_deleting_member = False
         try:
             pool_key, ovn_lb = self._find_ovn_lb_by_pool_id(
                 member[constants.POOL_ID])
 
-            pool_status = self._remove_member(member, ovn_lb, pool_key)
+            self._remove_member(member, ovn_lb, pool_key)
 
-            if ovn_lb.health_check and pool_status == constants.OFFLINE:
-                # NOTE(froyo): if the pool status is OFFLINE there are no more
-                # members. So we should ensure the hm-port is deleted if no
-                # more LB are using it. We need to do this call after the
-                # cleaning of the ip_port_mappings for the ovn LB.
-                self._clean_up_hm_port(member[constants.SUBNET_ID])
+            if ovn_lb.health_check:
+                mem_subnet = member[constants.SUBNET_ID]
+                if not self._members_in_subnet(ovn_lb, mem_subnet):
+                    # NOTE(froyo): if member is last member from the subnet
+                    # we should clean up the ovn-lb-hm-port.
+                    # We need to do this call after the cleaning of the
+                    # ip_port_mappings for the ovn LB.
+                    self._clean_up_hm_port(member[constants.SUBNET_ID])
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception(ovn_const.EXCEPTION_MSG, "deletion of member")
             error_deleting_member = True
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
index 029ea92e..6e89cc1d 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
@@ -2177,6 +2177,30 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
                                     self.member_address,
                                     delete=True)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(ovn_helper.OvnProviderHelper, '_find_ovn_lb_by_pool_id')
+    @mock.patch.object(ovn_helper.OvnProviderHelper, '_update_hm_member')
+    @mock.patch.object(ovn_helper.OvnProviderHelper, '_clean_up_hm_port')
+    def test_member_delete_keep_hm_port(self, del_hm_port, uhm, folbpi):
+        pool_key = 'pool_%s' % self.pool_id
+        member2_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        member2_address = '192.168.2.150'
+        member2_line = (
+            'member_%s_%s:%s_%s' %
+            (member2_id, member2_address,
+             self.member_port, self.member_subnet_id))
+        self.ovn_hm_lb.external_ids[pool_key] = ','.join([self.member_line,
+                                                          member2_line])
+        self.ovn_hm_lb.external_ids[ovn_const.OVN_MEMBER_STATUS_KEY] = \
+            '{"%s": "%s","%s": "%s"}' % (self.member_id, constants.ONLINE,
+                                         member2_id, constants.ONLINE)
+        folbpi.return_value = (pool_key, self.ovn_hm_lb)
+        self.helper.member_delete(self.member)
+        uhm.assert_called_once_with(self.ovn_hm_lb,
+                                    pool_key,
+                                    self.member_address,
+                                    delete=True)
+        del_hm_port.assert_not_called()
+
     def test_member_delete_not_found_in_pool(self):
         self.ovn_lb.external_ids.update({'pool_' + self.pool_id: ''})
         self.ovn_lb.external_ids[ovn_const.OVN_MEMBER_STATUS_KEY] = '{}'