diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/hypershift-extended/health-check/cucushift-hypershift-extended-health-check-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/hypershift-extended/health-check/cucushift-hypershift-extended-health-check-commands.sh
index 6653493a943e..1570415c0eaf 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/hypershift-extended/health-check/cucushift-hypershift-extended-health-check-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/cucushift/hypershift-extended/health-check/cucushift-hypershift-extended-health-check-commands.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ function check_pod_status {
             echo "Pod $pod in namespace $namespace has status $status, which is not valid."
             return 1
         fi
-    done < <(oc get pod --all-namespaces --no-headers | grep -v "azure-path-fix")
+    # ignore osd pods in for rosa hcp since it takes a very long time to recover for some reason.
+    done < <(oc get pod --all-namespaces --no-headers | grep -v "azure-path-fix" | grep -v "osd-delete-backplane")
     echo "All pods are in the expected state."
     return 0
 }