diff --git a/nixos/tests/cadvisor.nix b/nixos/tests/cadvisor.nix
index 60c04f14780..664aa3ad876 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/cadvisor.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/cadvisor.nix
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... } : {
   testScript =  ''
       start_all()
       machine.wait_for_unit("cadvisor.service")
-      machine.succeed("curl http://localhost:8080/containers/")
+      machine.succeed("curl -f http://localhost:8080/containers/")
 
       influxdb.wait_for_unit("influxdb.service")
 
       # create influxdb database
       influxdb.succeed(
-          'curl -XPOST http://localhost:8086/query --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE root"'
+          'curl -f -XPOST http://localhost:8086/query --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE root"'
       )
 
       influxdb.wait_for_unit("cadvisor.service")
-      influxdb.succeed("curl http://localhost:8080/containers/")
+      influxdb.succeed("curl -f http://localhost:8080/containers/")
     '';
 })