diff --git a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
index 39954240f64e..b1033987565a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/prometheus-exporters.nix
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ let
           wait_for_unit("nginx.service")
           wait_for_unit("prometheus-nextcloud-exporter.service")
           wait_for_open_port(9205)
-          succeed("curl -sSf http://localhost:9205/metrics | grep 'nextcloud_up 1'")
+          wait_until_succeeds("curl -sSf http://localhost:9205/metrics | grep 'nextcloud_up 1'")
         '';
       };