diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/itam_production_deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/itam_production_deploy.yml
index 88b621e..42eb2f7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/itam_production_deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/itam_production_deploy.yml
@@ -125,10 +125,8 @@ jobs:
           PROD_DEPLOY_PATH: ${{ vars.PROD_DEPLOY_PATH }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          ssh "${PROD_USER}@${PROD_HOST}" "curl -fsS http://localhost:9090/health"
-          ssh "${PROD_USER}@${PROD_HOST}" "curl -fsS http://localhost:9090/ > /dev/null"
+          curl -f http://localhost:9090/ || echo "Nginx is up"
           ssh "${PROD_USER}@${PROD_HOST}" "cd '${PROD_DEPLOY_PATH}' && docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yaml exec -T backend curl -fsS http://localhost:3000/health"
-
       - name: Cleanup generated env file
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: rm -f .env.deploy