diff --git a/src/translators/crate.py b/src/translators/crate.py
index 87881f06..b74e72a9 100644
--- a/src/translators/crate.py
+++ b/src/translators/crate.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_health(self):
 
         else:
             res = self.cursor.fetchall()
-            if len(res) == 0 or res[0][0] == 'GREEN':
+            if len(res) == 0 or res[0][0] in ('GREEN', 'YELLOW'):
                 # (can be empty when no tables were created yet)
                 health['status'] = 'pass'
             else: