diff --git a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
index e1b9042300..ab0e32ab11 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
+++ b/rabbitmq/templates/bin/_rabbitmq-readiness.sh.tpl
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ main() {
         log-it "Node is unhealthy"
         return 1
     fi
+
+    {{ if gt ".Values.replicas" "1" -}}
     if ! is-node-properly-clustered; then
         log-it "Node is inconsistent with the rest of the cluster"
         return 1
     fi
+    {{- end }}
     return 0
 }