diff --git a/common/utils/consulhelpers.py b/common/utils/consulhelpers.py
index 7eeac38..df4dd58 100644
--- a/common/utils/consulhelpers.py
+++ b/common/utils/consulhelpers.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     items = services.keys()
 
     if number_of_expected_services is not None and \
-            len(items) != number_of_expected_services:
+                    len(items) != number_of_expected_services:
         return False
 
     for item in items:
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 
 
 def get_all_services(consul_endpoint):
-
     log.debug('getting-service-verify-health')
 
     consul = connect_to_consult(consul_endpoint)
@@ -78,6 +77,23 @@
 
     return services
 
+
+def get_all_instances_of_service(consul_endpoint, service_name):
+    log.debug('getting-all-instances-of-service', service=service_name)
+
+    consul = connect_to_consult(consul_endpoint)
+    _, services = consul.catalog.service(service_name)
+
+    for service in services:
+        log.debug('service',
+                  name=service['ServiceName'],
+                  serviceid=service['ServiceID'],
+                  serviceport=service['ServicePort'],
+                  createindex=service['CreateIndex'])
+
+    return services
+
+
 def get_endpoint_from_consul(consul_endpoint, service_name):
     """
     Get endpoint of service_name from consul.
@@ -108,7 +124,7 @@
         if service['ServiceAddress'] == local_ipv4:
             log.debug("picking address locally")
             endpoint = '{}:{}'.format(service['ServiceAddress'],
-	                              service['ServicePort'])
+                                      service['ServicePort'])
             return endpoint
 
     """ If service is not available locally, picak a random
@@ -121,5 +137,42 @@
     return endpoint
 
 
+def get_healthy_instances(consul_endpoint, service_name=None,
+                          number_of_expected_services=None):
+    """
+    Verify in consul if any service is healthy
+    :param consul_endpoint: a <host>:<port> string
+    :param service_name: name of service to check, optional
+    :param number_of_expected_services number of services to check for, optional
+    :return: true if healthy, false otherwise
+    """
+
+    def check_health(service):
+        _, serv_health = consul.health.service(service, passing=True)
+        return not serv_health == []
+
+    consul = connect_to_consult(consul_endpoint)
+
+    if service_name is not None:
+        return check_health(service_name)
+
+    services = get_all_services(consul_endpoint)
+
+    items = services.keys()
+
+    if number_of_expected_services is not None and \
+                    len(items) != number_of_expected_services:
+        return False
+
+    for item in items:
+        if not check_health(item):
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print get_endpoint_from_consul('10.100.198.220:8500', 'kafka')
+    # print get_endpoint_from_consul('10.100.198.220:8500', 'kafka')
+    # print get_healthy_instances('10.100.198.220:8500', 'voltha-health')
+    # print get_healthy_instances('10.100.198.220:8500')
+    get_all_instances_of_service('10.100.198.220:8500', 'voltha-grpc')