diff --git a/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml b/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
index 85273be64..2b5ce8d8d 100644
--- a/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ spec:
                       set -- "$@" -u "${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}"
                     fi
 
-                    curl -k "$@" "{{ .Values.protocol }}://localhost:{{ .Values.httpPort }}${path}"
+                    STATUS=$(curl --output /dev/null --write-out "%{http_code}" -k "$@" "{{ .Values.protocol }}://localhost:{{ .Values.httpPort }}${path}")
+                    if [[ "${STATUS}" -eq 200 ]]; then
+                      exit 0
+                    fi
+
+                    echo "Error: Got HTTP code ${STATUS} but expected a 200"
+                    exit 1
                 }
 
                 http "{{ .Values.healthCheckPath }}"