diff --git a/pyctuator/impl/pyctuator_impl.py b/pyctuator/impl/pyctuator_impl.py
index 1371c88..0581fa3 100644
--- a/pyctuator/impl/pyctuator_impl.py
+++ b/pyctuator/impl/pyctuator_impl.py
@@ -102,8 +102,23 @@ def get_health(self) -> HealthSummary:
             for provider in self.health_providers
             if provider.is_supported()
         }
-        service_is_up = all(health_status.status == Status.UP for health_status in health_statuses.values())
-        return HealthSummary(Status.UP if service_is_up else Status.DOWN, health_statuses)
+
+        # Health is UP if no provider is registered
+        if not health_statuses:
+            return HealthSummary(Status.UP, health_statuses)
+
+        # If there's at least one provider and any of the providers is DOWN, the service is DOWN
+        service_is_down = any(health_status.status == Status.DOWN for health_status in health_statuses.values())
+        if service_is_down:
+            return HealthSummary(Status.DOWN, health_statuses)
+
+        # IF there's at least one provider and none of the providers is DOWN and at least one is UP, the service is UP
+        service_is_up = any(health_status.status == Status.UP for health_status in health_statuses.values())
+        if service_is_up:
+            return HealthSummary(Status.UP, health_statuses)
+
+        # else, all providers are unknown so the service is UNKNOWN
+        return HealthSummary(Status.UNKNOWN, health_statuses)
 
     def get_metric_names(self) -> MetricNames:
         metric_names = []
diff --git a/tests/health/test_health_status.py b/tests/health/test_health_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f48805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/health/test_health_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import pytest
+
+from pyctuator.health.health_provider import HealthStatus, Status, HealthDetails, HealthProvider
+from pyctuator.impl.pyctuator_impl import PyctuatorImpl, AppInfo, AppDetails
+from pyctuator.pyctuator import default_logfile_format
+
+
+class MyHealthProvider(HealthProvider):
+    def __init__(self, name: str = "kuki") -> None:
+        self.name = name
+        self.status = Status.UNKNOWN
+
+    def down(self) -> None:
+        self.status = Status.DOWN
+
+    def up(self) -> None:
+        self.status = Status.UP
+
+    def is_supported(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    def get_health(self) -> HealthStatus:
+        return HealthStatus(self.status, HealthDetails())
+
+    def get_name(self) -> str:
+        return self.name
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def pyctuator_impl() -> PyctuatorImpl:
+    return PyctuatorImpl(
+        AppInfo(app=AppDetails(name="appy")),
+        "http://appy/pyctuator",
+        10,
+        default_logfile_format
+    )
+
+
+def test_health_status_single_provider(pyctuator_impl: PyctuatorImpl) -> None:
+    health_provider = MyHealthProvider()
+    pyctuator_impl.register_health_providers(health_provider)
+
+    # Test's default status is UNKNOWN
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.UNKNOWN
+
+    health_provider.down()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.DOWN
+
+    health_provider.up()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.UP
+
+
+def test_health_status_multiple_providers(pyctuator_impl: PyctuatorImpl) -> None:
+    health_providers = [MyHealthProvider("kuki"), MyHealthProvider("puki"), MyHealthProvider("ruki")]
+    for health_provider in health_providers:
+        pyctuator_impl.register_health_providers(health_provider)
+
+    # Test's default status is UNKNOWN - all 3 are UNKNOWN
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.UNKNOWN
+
+    health_providers[0].down()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.DOWN
+
+    health_providers[0].up()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.UP
+
+    # first provider is UP, but the second is DOWN
+    health_providers[1].down()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.DOWN
+
+    # first and second providers are UP, 3rd is UNKNOWN
+    health_providers[1].up()
+    assert pyctuator_impl.get_health().status == Status.UP