diff --git a/src/test/resources/before_script.sh b/src/test/resources/before_script.sh
index 8ce26b249..bc9e57dc0 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/before_script.sh
+++ b/src/test/resources/before_script.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ tail ${temp_file}
 error_count=0
 while true ; do
   status=$(curl -w '%{http_code}\n' -s -o /dev/null "http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health")
-  if [[ x"${status}" != x200 ]] ; then
+  if [[ x"${status}" = x200 ]] ; then
+    break
+  else
     error_count=$((error_count + 1))
   fi
   if [[ ${error_count} -ge 180 ]] ; then