diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/check_instance_ready.py b/awx/main/management/commands/check_instance_ready.py
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+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from awx.main.models.ha import Instance
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'Check if the task manager instance is ready throw error if not ready, can be use as readiness probe for k8s.'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        if Instance.objects.me().node_state != Instance.States.READY:
+            raise CommandError('Instance is not ready')  # so that return code is not 0
+
+        return