diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/upgrade/DataNodeUpgradeFinalizer.java b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/upgrade/DataNodeUpgradeFinalizer.java
index f8abf7cd5728..47c68732f77f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/upgrade/DataNodeUpgradeFinalizer.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/container-service/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/container/upgrade/DataNodeUpgradeFinalizer.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ private boolean canFinalizeDataNode(DatanodeStateMachine dsm) {
       switch (state) {
       case OPEN:
       case CLOSING:
-      case UNHEALTHY:
         LOG.warn("FinalizeUpgrade : Waiting for container to close, current "
             + "state is: {}", state);
         return false;