diff --git a/plugins/crmetrics.py b/plugins/crmetrics.py
index 876736cd..fcbc0c08 100644
--- a/plugins/crmetrics.py
+++ b/plugins/crmetrics.py
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@ def _num_of_not_running_pods(self, pod_list, kubecfg=''):
 		num_of_not_running_pods = 0
 		for pod in pod_list:
 			json_output = self._get_pod(pod, kubeconfig=kubecfg)
-			if json_output['status']['phase'] != 'Running':
+			phase = json_output['status']['phase'].strip()
+			if phase != 'Running' and phase != 'Succeeded':
 				num_of_not_running_pods = num_of_not_running_pods + 1
 
 		return num_of_not_running_pods