diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 817785537..3aae543af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Health check
         run: |
           response=$(curl -url ${{secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_URI}}_status -u "${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_USER }}:${{ secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD }}")         
-          echo "response from curl=$response"
+          if response == *"ok"*; then
+            exit 1
+          endif
         env:
           # login: ${{secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_USER}}:${{secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_HTTP_AUTH_PASSWORD}}
           # status_page: ${{secrets.NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_URI}}_status