diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 3aae543af..353e3bfd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Health check
         run: |
           response=$(curl -url ${{secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_URI}}_status -u "${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_USER }}:${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD }}")         
-          if response == *"ok"*; then
+          echo "curl response is $response"
+          if $response == *"ok"*; then
             exit 1
           endif
         env: