diff --git a/openstack_health/api.py b/openstack_health/api.py
index 761bb6a9..42ac0b33 100644
--- a/openstack_health/api.py
+++ b/openstack_health/api.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from flask.ext.jsonpify import jsonify
 from flask import make_response
 from flask import request
 from operator import itemgetter
+import pyelasticsearch
 import pytz
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ classifier = None
 rss_opts = {}
 feeds = {'last runs': {}}
 region = None
+es_url = None
 
 
 def get_app():
@@ -98,15 +100,16 @@ def setup():
     except ConfigParser.Error:
         rss_opts['frontend_url'] = ('http://status.openstack.org/'
                                     'openstack-health')
+    global query_dir
     try:
         query_dir = config.get('default', 'query_dir')
     except ConfigParser.Error:
         pass
+    global es_url
     try:
         es_url = config.get('default', 'es_url')
     except ConfigParser.Error:
         es_url = None
-
     if query_dir and er:
         global classifier
         classifier = er.Classifier(query_dir, es_url=es_url)
@@ -561,12 +564,31 @@ def _check_db_availability():
         return False
 
 
+def _check_er_availability():
+    global es_url
+    global query_dir
+    if not classifier:
+        if not er:
+            health = 'NotInstalled'
+        elif not es_url or not query_dir:
+            health = 'NotConfigured'
+    else:
+        url = classifier.es_url
+        es = pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch(url)
+        health = {'Configured': {'elastic-search': es.health()['status']}}
+    return health
+
+
 @app.route('/status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_status():
 
     is_db_available = _check_db_availability()
+    is_er_available = _check_er_availability()
 
-    status = {'status': {'availability': {'database': is_db_available}}}
+    status = {'status': {'availability': {
+        'database': is_db_available,
+        'elastic-recheck': is_er_available
+    }}}
     response = jsonify(status)
 
     if not is_db_available:
diff --git a/openstack_health/tests/test_api.py b/openstack_health/tests/test_api.py
index 23defde8..fe3a655e 100644
--- a/openstack_health/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/openstack_health/tests/test_api.py
@@ -679,9 +679,14 @@ class TestRestAPI(base.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_db_availability',
                 return_value=False)
-    def test_get_status_failure(self, status_check_mock):
-        expected_response = {'status': {'availability': {'database': False}}}
-
+    @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_er_availability',
+                return_value='NotInstalled')
+    def test_get_status_failure_er_not_installed(self, status_check_mock,
+                                                 er_mock):
+        expected_response = {'status': {'availability': {
+            'database': False,
+            'elastic-recheck': 'NotInstalled'
+        }}}
         response = self.app.get('/status')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 500)
         self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.data.decode('utf-8')),
@@ -689,13 +694,32 @@ class TestRestAPI(base.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_db_availability',
                 return_value=True)
-    def test_get_status_success(self, status_check_mock):
-        expected_response = {'status': {'availability': {'database': True}}}
-
+    @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_er_availability',
+                return_value='NotConfigured')
+    def test_get_db_status_success_er_not_configured(self, status_check_mock,
+                                                     er_mock):
+        expected_response = {'status': {'availability': {
+            'database': True,
+            'elastic-recheck': 'NotConfigured'
+        }}}
         response = self.app.get('/status')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertEqual(json.loads(response.data.decode('utf-8')),
-                         expected_response)
+        output = json.loads(response.data.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertEqual(output, expected_response)
+
+    @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_db_availability',
+                return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('openstack_health.api._check_er_availability',
+                return_value={'Configured': {'elastic-search': 'green'}})
+    def test_get_db_status_success_er_green(self, status_check_mock, er_mock):
+        expected_response = {'status': {'availability': {
+            'database': True,
+            'elastic-recheck': {'Configured': {'elastic-search': 'green'}}
+        }}}
+        response = self.app.get('/status')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        output = json.loads(response.data.decode('utf-8'))
+        self.assertEqual(output, expected_response)
 
     def test_failed_runs_count_should_not_consider_unknown_ones(self):
         runs = [
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8807fe71..d3af8cfe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ numpy>=1.7.0 # BSD
 six>=1.9.0 # MIT
 pytz>=2013.6 # MIT
 feedgen>=0.3.2 # BSD
+pyelasticsearch<1.0