diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
index 814420b8..6ffab099 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/helper.py
@@ -2795,8 +2795,14 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
                     # if HM exists trust on neutron:member_status
                     # as the last status valid for the member
                     if ovn_lb.health_check:
-                        # search status of member_uuid
-                        member_operating_status = last_status
+                        # Put member ONLINE if was OFFLINE and trust on HM to
+                        # come back to ERROR in case neccesary, it was already
+                        # on ERROR keeps at that way.
+                        member_operating_status = (
+                            constants.ERROR
+                            if last_status == constants.ERROR
+                            else constants.ONLINE
+                        )
                     else:
                         member_operating_status = constants.NO_MONITOR
                 else:
@@ -2815,12 +2821,18 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
                 ) or (
                     last_status == constants.OFFLINE and
                     member_operating_status != constants.OFFLINE
+                ) or (
+                    member[constants.ADMIN_STATE_UP]
                 ):
                     commands = []
                     commands.extend(self._refresh_lb_vips(ovn_lb,
                                                           ovn_lb.external_ids))
                     self._execute_commands(commands)
-
+                    if ovn_lb.health_check:
+                        delete = not member[constants.ADMIN_STATE_UP]
+                        self._update_hm_member(
+                            ovn_lb, pool_key, member.get(constants.ADDRESS),
+                            delete=delete)
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception(ovn_const.EXCEPTION_MSG, "update of member")
             error_updating_member = True
@@ -4020,9 +4032,8 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
             "ovn_lbs": ovn_lbs,
             "ip": row.ip,
             "port": str(row.port),
-            "status": row.status
-            if not sm_delete_event
-            else ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE,
+            "status": row.status,
+            "delete": sm_delete_event,
         }
         self.add_request({'type': ovn_const.REQ_TYPE_HM_UPDATE_EVENT,
                           'info': request_info})
@@ -4167,9 +4178,12 @@ class OvnProviderHelper():
             if not member_id:
                 LOG.warning('Member for event not found, info: %s', info)
             else:
-                member_status = constants.ONLINE
-                if info['status'] == ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE:
+                if info['delete']:
+                    member_status = constants.OFFLINE
+                elif info['status'] == ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE:
                     member_status = constants.ERROR
+                else:
+                    member_status = constants.ONLINE
 
                 self._update_external_ids_member_status(ovn_lb, member_id,
                                                         member_status)
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
index 003e1501..e0301e7d 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ class TestOvnOctaviaBase(base.TestOVNFunctionalBase,
                        'provisioning_status': 'ACTIVE',
                        'operating_status': o_constants.ONLINE}],
             'members': [{"id": member.member_id,
-                         'provisioning_status': 'ACTIVE'}],
+                         'provisioning_status': 'ACTIVE',
+                         'operating_status': o_constants.ONLINE
+                         if admin_state_up else o_constants.OFFLINE}],
             'loadbalancers': [{'id': pool.loadbalancer_id,
                                'provisioning_status': 'ACTIVE',
                                'operating_status': o_constants.ONLINE}],
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
index b6b257c0..3757bd0e 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_helper.py
@@ -6076,6 +6076,7 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
                    'logical_port': 'a-logical-port',
                    'src_ip': src_ip,
                    'port': self.member_port,
+                   'delete': False,
                    'protocol': self.ovn_hm_lb.protocol,
                    'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE})
         self.hm_update_event.run('update', row, mock.ANY)
@@ -6084,6 +6085,7 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
                 {'ovn_lbs': [self.ovn_hm_lb],
                  'ip': self.member_address,
                  'port': self.member_port,
+                 'delete': False,
                  'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE},
             'type': 'hm_update_event'}
         self.mock_add_request.assert_called_once_with(expected)
@@ -6112,7 +6114,8 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
                 {'ovn_lbs': [self.ovn_hm_lb],
                  'ip': self.member_address,
                  'port': self.member_port,
-                 'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE},
+                 'delete': True,
+                 'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_ONLINE},
             'type': 'hm_update_event'}
         self.mock_add_request.assert_called_once_with(expected)
         self.helper.ovn_nbdb_api.db_find_rows.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -6194,13 +6197,14 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
         self._test_hm_update_no_member(False, True)
 
     def _test_hm_update_status(self, ovn_lbs, member_id, ip, port,
-                               mb_status):
+                               mb_status, delete=False):
         info = {
             'ovn_lbs': ovn_lbs,
             'ip': ip,
             'logical_port': 'a-logical-port',
             'src_ip': '10.22.33.4',
             'port': port,
+            'delete': delete,
             'protocol': ovn_lbs[0].protocol,
             'status': [mb_status]}
         mb_status_ovn = 'error' if mb_status == 'offline' else mb_status
@@ -6497,6 +6501,7 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
             'logical_port': 'a-logical-port',
             'src_ip': '10.22.33.4',
             'port': '8080',
+            'delete': False,
             'protocol': self.ovn_hm_lb.protocol,
             'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE}
         self._update_external_ids_member_status(self.ovn_hm_lb, member['id'],
@@ -6621,6 +6626,7 @@ class TestOvnProviderHelper(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
             'logical_port': 'a-logical-port',
             'src_ip': '10.22.33.4',
             'port': '8081',
+            'delete': False,
             'protocol': ovn_hm_lb2.protocol,
             'status': ovn_const.HM_EVENT_MEMBER_PORT_OFFLINE}