diff --git a/healthcheck.sh b/healthcheck.sh
index c9507689..9b29906b 100644
--- a/healthcheck.sh
+++ b/healthcheck.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
 curlCheck() {
   if ! curl -s --head "$1" | head -n 1 | grep -q "HTTP/1.[01] [23].."; then
     echo "URL request failed!"
-    exit 1
+    return 1
   else
     echo "URL request succeeded!"
+    return 0
   fi
 }
 
 if [ "$ENABLE_SUBPATH_BASED_ACCESS" = "true" ]; then
-  curlCheck "http://localhost:80/backend/ping"
+  curlCheck "http://localhost:80/backend/ping" || exit 1
 else
-  curlCheck "http://localhost:3000"
-  curlCheck "http://localhost:3100"
-  curlCheck "http://localhost:3170/ping"
+  curlCheck "http://localhost:3000" || exit 1
+  curlCheck "http://localhost:3100" || exit 1
+  curlCheck "http://localhost:3170/ping" || exit 1
 fi