diff --git a/health/healthcheck.py b/health/healthcheck.py
index 11a365e34..98de22435 100644
--- a/health/healthcheck.py
+++ b/health/healthcheck.py
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ class LocalHealthCheck(HealthCheck):
 
 
 class ProductionHealthCheck(HealthCheck):
-  def __init__(self, app, access_key, secret_key):
+  def __init__(self, app, access_key, secret_key, db_instance='quay'):
     super(ProductionHealthCheck, self).__init__(app)
     self.access_key = access_key
     self.secret_key = secret_key
+    self.db_instance = db_instance
 
   @classmethod
   def check_name(cls):
@@ -115,7 +116,10 @@ class ProductionHealthCheck(HealthCheck):
         aws_access_key_id=self.access_key, aws_secret_access_key=self.secret_key)
       response = region.describe_db_instances()['DescribeDBInstancesResponse']
       result = response['DescribeDBInstancesResult']
-      instances = result['DBInstances']
+      instances = [i for i in result['DBInstances'] if i['DBInstanceIdentifier'] == self.db_instance]
+      if not instances:
+        return 'error'
+
       status = instances[0]['DBInstanceStatus']
       return status
     except: