diff --git a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
index e1ee67617..2f2d52565 100755
--- a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
+++ b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
@@ -1,45 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
-set -x # Print each command before executing it
-
+set -e # fail fast
+set -x
 BASE_URL=https://taskana.azurewebsites.net/taskana
-TIMEOUT=30 # Timeout duration in seconds
-RETRIES=3 # Number of retries
-DELAY=5 # Delay in seconds between retries
-
-check_url() {
-  local url=$1
-  local expected_status=$2
-  local attempt=1
-  local status_code
-
-  while [ $attempt -le $RETRIES ]; do
-    status_code=$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$url")
-    if [ "$status_code" -eq "$expected_status" ]; then
-      echo "URL $url is accessible with status $status_code"
-      return 0
-    else
-      echo "Attempt $attempt: URL $url returned status $status_code, expected $expected_status"
-      if [ $attempt -lt $RETRIES ]; then
-        echo "Retrying in $DELAY seconds..."
-        sleep $DELAY
-      fi
-    fi
-    attempt=$((attempt + 1))
-  done
-
-  echo "Error: URL $url did not return expected status $expected_status after $RETRIES attempts"
-  return 1
-}
-
-check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html" 200
-check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html" 200
-check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html" 200
 
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html")"
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html")"
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html")"
 for module in taskana-core taskana-spring; do
-  check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html" 200
+  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html")"
 done
-
 for module in taskana-cdi; do
-  check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html" 200
-done
+  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html")"
+done
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