diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b885cd796..f457554fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ OPTIONS
   -p, --platform=minikube|minishift|k8s|openshift|microk8s|docker-desktop|crc
       Type of Kubernetes platform. Valid values are "minikube", "minishift", "k8s (for kubernetes)", "openshift", "crc 
       (for CodeReady Containers)", "microk8s".
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check
+      Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/cacert/export.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/cacert/export.ts)_
@@ -238,6 +241,8 @@ OPTIONS
   --debug-port=debug-port                  [default: 8000] Eclipse Che server debug port
 
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose  [default: default] Listr renderer
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check           Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/server/debug.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/server/debug.ts)_
@@ -259,6 +264,8 @@ OPTIONS
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose  [default: default] Listr renderer
 
   --skip-deletion-check                    Skip user confirmation on deletion check
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check           Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/server/delete.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/server/delete.ts)_
@@ -281,6 +288,8 @@ OPTIONS
   --deployment-name=deployment-name        [default: che] Eclipse Che deployment name
 
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose  [default: default] Listr renderer
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check           Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/server/logs.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/server/logs.ts)_
@@ -415,6 +424,9 @@ OPTIONS
   --skip-cluster-availability-check
       Skip cluster availability check. The check is a simple request to ensure the cluster is reachable.
 
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check
+      Skip Kubernetes health check
+
   --skip-version-check
       Skip minimal versions check.
 
@@ -454,6 +466,8 @@ OPTIONS
   --deployment-name=deployment-name        [default: che] Eclipse Che deployment name
 
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose  [default: default] Listr renderer
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check           Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/server/stop.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/server/stop.ts)_
@@ -493,6 +507,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose                                      [default: default] Listr renderer
 
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check                                               Skip Kubernetes health check
+
   --skip-version-check                                                         Skip user confirmation on version check
 ```
 
@@ -534,6 +550,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
   --name=name                      Workspace name: overrides the workspace name to use instead of the one defined in the
                                    devfile.
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/create.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/create.ts)_
@@ -559,6 +577,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
   --delete-namespace               Indicates that a Kubernetes namespace where workspace was created will be deleted as
                                    well
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/delete.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/delete.ts)_
@@ -590,6 +610,8 @@ OPTIONS
   --access-token=access-token      Eclipse Che OIDC Access Token
 
   --kube-context=kube-context      Kubeconfig context to inject
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/inject.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/inject.ts)_
@@ -609,6 +631,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                    deployed
 
   --access-token=access-token      Eclipse Che OIDC Access Token
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/list.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/list.ts)_
@@ -632,6 +656,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                            field.
 
   --listr-renderer=default|silent|verbose  [default: default] Listr renderer
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check           Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/logs.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/logs.ts)_
@@ -657,6 +683,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                    deployed
 
   --access-token=access-token      Eclipse Che OIDC Access Token
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/start.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/start.ts)_
@@ -679,6 +707,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                    deployed
 
   --access-token=access-token      Eclipse Che OIDC Access Token
+
+  --skip-kubernetes-health-check   Skip Kubernetes health check
 ```
 
 _See code: [src/commands/workspace/stop.ts](https://github.com/che-incubator/chectl/blob/v0.0.2/src/commands/workspace/stop.ts)_
diff --git a/src/commands/cacert/export.ts b/src/commands/cacert/export.ts
index 496bcdaf3..6d389c487 100644
--- a/src/commands/cacert/export.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cacert/export.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import * as os from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
 
 import { CheHelper } from '../../api/che'
-import { cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { DEFAULT_CA_CERT_FILE_NAME } from '../../constants'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default class Export extends Command {
       env: 'CHE_CA_CERT_LOCATION',
       default: ''
     }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/debug.ts b/src/commands/server/debug.ts
index 4c8dc17cc..b626431d1 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/debug.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/debug.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Command, flags } from '@oclif/command'
 import { integer } from '@oclif/parser/lib/flags'
 import * as Listr from 'listr'
 
-import { cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ export default class Debug extends Command {
     'debug-port': integer({
       description: 'Eclipse Che server debug port',
       default: 8000
-    })
+    }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/delete.ts b/src/commands/server/delete.ts
index e2260d995..116247a5e 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/delete.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/delete.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { cli } from 'cli-ux'
 import * as Listrq from 'listr'
 
 import { KubeHelper } from '../../api/kube'
-import { cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { HelmTasks } from '../../tasks/installers/helm'
 import { MinishiftAddonTasks } from '../../tasks/installers/minishift-addon'
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default class Delete extends Command {
       description: 'Skip user confirmation on deletion check',
       default: false
     }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/logs.ts b/src/commands/server/logs.ts
index f5ff5e34b..abbc9c2b3 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/logs.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/logs.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
 
-import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export default class Logs extends Command {
       char: 'd',
       description: 'Directory to store logs into',
       env: 'CHE_LOGS'
-    })
+    }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/start.ts b/src/commands/server/start.ts
index 08becd492..9b4f16059 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/start.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
 
-import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck as skipK8sHealthCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { DEFAULT_CHE_IMAGE, DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE, DOCS_LINK_INSTALL_TLS_WITH_SELF_SIGNED_CERT } from '../../constants'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { retrieveCheCaCertificateTask } from '../../tasks/installers/common-tasks'
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
                     Catalog source will be applied to the namespace with Che operator.
                     Also you need define 'olm-channel' name and 'package-manifest-name'.
                     This parameter is used only when the installer is the 'olm'.`,
-    })
+    }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipK8sHealthCheck
   }
 
   async setPlaformDefaults(flags: any): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/stop.ts b/src/commands/server/stop.ts
index 6825e8a1f..d2759e755 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/stop.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/stop.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import { Command, flags } from '@oclif/command'
 import { string } from '@oclif/parser/lib/flags'
 
-import { accessToken, cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export default class Stop extends Command {
       env: 'CHE_SELECTOR'
     }),
     'access-token': accessToken,
-    'listr-renderer': listrRenderer
+    'listr-renderer': listrRenderer,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/server/update.ts b/src/commands/server/update.ts
index f64ac07c1..4453283fa 100644
--- a/src/commands/server/update.ts
+++ b/src/commands/server/update.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 import * as path from 'path'
 
 import { KubeHelper } from '../../api/kube'
-import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { cheDeployment, cheNamespace, listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CHE_CLUSTER_CR_NAME, DEFAULT_CHE_OPERATOR_IMAGE } from '../../constants'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { InstallerTasks } from '../../tasks/installers/installer'
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class Update extends Command {
     }),
     'deployment-name': cheDeployment,
     'listr-renderer': listrRenderer,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck,
     help: flags.help({ char: 'h' }),
   }
 
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/create.ts b/src/commands/workspace/create.ts
index 2081d69e3..7671e1524 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/create.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { cli } from 'cli-ux'
 import * as Listr from 'listr'
 import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 import { WorkspaceTasks } from '../../tasks/workspace-tasks'
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export default class Create extends Command {
       description: 'Debug workspace start. It is useful when workspace start fails and it is needed to print more logs on startup. This flag is used in conjunction with --start flag.',
       default: false
     }),
-    'access-token': accessToken
+    'access-token': accessToken,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/delete.ts b/src/commands/workspace/delete.ts
index 226829aa5..ecd37ec31 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/delete.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/delete.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 
 import { CheHelper } from '../../api/che'
 import { KubeHelper } from '../../api/kube'
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export default class Delete extends Command {
       description: 'Indicates that a Kubernetes namespace where workspace was created will be deleted as well',
       default: false
     }),
-    'access-token': accessToken
+    'access-token': accessToken,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
   static args = [
     {
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/inject.ts b/src/commands/workspace/inject.ts
index 3e19a2056..b30ddbe04 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/inject.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/inject.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import * as path from 'path'
 
 import { CheHelper } from '../../api/che'
 import { KubeHelper } from '../../api/kube'
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 import { getClusterClientCommand, OPENSHIFT_CLI } from '../../util'
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ export default class Inject extends Command {
       required: false
     }),
     'access-token': accessToken,
-    chenamespace: cheNamespace
+    chenamespace: cheNamespace,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   // Holds cluster CLI tool name: kubectl or oc
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/list.ts b/src/commands/workspace/list.ts
index bead51780..c313e050a 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/list.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { cli } from 'cli-ux'
 import * as Listrq from 'listr'
 
 import { CheHelper } from '../../api/che'
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export default class List extends Command {
   static flags = {
     help: flags.help({ char: 'h' }),
     chenamespace: cheNamespace,
-    'access-token': accessToken
+    'access-token': accessToken,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/logs.ts b/src/commands/workspace/logs.ts
index f22628e63..f8e56f30f 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/logs.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/logs.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 import * as os from 'os'
 import * as path from 'path'
 
-import { listrRenderer } from '../../common-flags'
+import { listrRenderer, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export default class Logs extends Command {
       char: 'd',
       description: 'Directory to store logs into',
       env: 'CHE_LOGS'
-    })
+    }),
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   async run() {
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/start.ts b/src/commands/workspace/start.ts
index 816f6ba5c..d7450aa99 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/start.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { cli } from 'cli-ux'
 import Listr = require('listr')
 import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 import { WorkspaceTasks } from '../../tasks/workspace-tasks'
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default class Start extends Command {
     }),
     'access-token': accessToken,
     chenamespace: cheNamespace,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   static args = [
diff --git a/src/commands/workspace/stop.ts b/src/commands/workspace/stop.ts
index 6289baa4d..e7d4047cb 100644
--- a/src/commands/workspace/stop.ts
+++ b/src/commands/workspace/stop.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { cli } from 'cli-ux'
 import Listr = require('listr')
 import * as notifier from 'node-notifier'
 
-import { accessToken, cheNamespace } from '../../common-flags'
+import { accessToken, cheNamespace, skipKubeHealthzCheck } from '../../common-flags'
 import { CheTasks } from '../../tasks/che'
 import { ApiTasks } from '../../tasks/platforms/api'
 import { WorkspaceTasks } from '../../tasks/workspace-tasks'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export default class Stop extends Command {
     help: flags.help({ char: 'h' }),
     'access-token': accessToken,
     chenamespace: cheNamespace,
+    'skip-kubernetes-health-check': skipKubeHealthzCheck
   }
 
   static args = [
diff --git a/src/common-flags.ts b/src/common-flags.ts
index c288e70a6..3474a7369 100644
--- a/src/common-flags.ts
+++ b/src/common-flags.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
  **********************************************************************/
-import { string } from '@oclif/parser/lib/flags'
+import { boolean, string } from '@oclif/parser/lib/flags'
 
 export const cheNamespace = string({
   char: 'n',
@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ export const accessToken = string({
   description: 'Eclipse Che OIDC Access Token',
   env: 'CHE_ACCESS_TOKEN'
 })
+
+export const skipKubeHealthzCheck = boolean({
+  description: 'Skip Kubernetes health check',
+  default: false
+})
diff --git a/src/tasks/platforms/api.ts b/src/tasks/platforms/api.ts
index 78fcc7877..5926523b4 100644
--- a/src/tasks/platforms/api.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/platforms/api.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,18 @@ export class ApiTasks {
     let kube = new KubeHelper(flags)
     return {
       title: 'Verify Kubernetes API',
+      skip: () => flags['skip-kubernetes-health-check'],
       task: async (ctx: any, task: any) => {
         try {
           await kube.checkKubeApi()
-          ctx.isOpenShift = await kube.isOpenShift()
           task.title = await `${task.title}...OK`
+
+          ctx.isOpenShift = await kube.isOpenShift()
           if (ctx.isOpenShift) {
             task.title = await `${task.title} (it's OpenShift)`
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          command.error(`Failed to connect to Kubernetes API. ${error.message}`)
+          command.error(`Failed to connect to Kubernetes API, error: ${error.message}. If you're sure that your Kubernetes cluster is healthy - you can skip this check with '--skip-kubernetes-health-check' flag.`)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/tasks/platforms/docker-desktop.ts b/src/tasks/platforms/docker-desktop.ts
index 7e4fd5b21..dc892b4c4 100644
--- a/src/tasks/platforms/docker-desktop.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/platforms/docker-desktop.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export class DockerDesktopTasks {
       },
       {
         title: 'Verify remote kubernetes status',
+        skip: () => flags['skip-kubernetes-health-check'],
         task: async (_ctx: any, task: any) => {
           try {
             await this.kh.checkKubeApi()
diff --git a/src/tasks/platforms/k8s.ts b/src/tasks/platforms/k8s.ts
index b44199b5f..f7d343413 100644
--- a/src/tasks/platforms/k8s.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/platforms/k8s.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class K8sTasks {
       },
       {
         title: 'Verify remote kubernetes status',
+        skip: () => flags['skip-kubernetes-health-check'],
         task: async (_ctx: any, task: any) => {
           const kh = new KubeHelper(flags)
           try {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 88ec6ef78..894b9dd5e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1521,12 +1521,11 @@ ecc-jsbn@~0.1.1:
 
 "eclipse-che-operator@git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#master":
   version "0.0.0"
-  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#bc47b7b1afc6a255bcec1a27a9a6cf36b1ad7e5f"
+  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che-operator#b0a62e0f4de376a7aa4e260ce1b1774bc32d2784"
 
 "eclipse-che@git://github.com/eclipse/che#master":
   version "0.0.0"
-  uid a9ae197a5ee39cc6870cb1c4a5802612ac046134
-  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#a9ae197a5ee39cc6870cb1c4a5802612ac046134"
+  resolved "git://github.com/eclipse/che#3a31ab8f59c02c57d225dd2ccb151d025784e0aa"
 
 editorconfig@^0.15.0:
   version "0.15.3"