diff --git a/e2e-test/helpers/wait-service-to-start.sh b/e2e-test/helpers/wait-service-to-start.sh
index 68713b68d..921b4de11 100755
--- a/e2e-test/helpers/wait-service-to-start.sh
+++ b/e2e-test/helpers/wait-service-to-start.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ do
       printf '.'
       sleep $WAIT_INTERVAL
       COUNTER=$(($COUNTER+$WAIT_INTERVAL))
-      curl -vvv "${additional_args[@]}" --head ${endpoint}
+      curl -vvv "${additional_args[@]}" --head --fail ${endpoint}
    done
 
    if (("$COUNTER" < "$TIMEOUT")) ; then