diff --git a/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml b/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
index b15a152..91dfc95 100644
--- a/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
+++ b/.azure/templates/jobs/run_systemtests.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         displayName: 'Docker load & tag & push to local registries - $(arch)'
       - script: |
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=docker_registry]$(kubectl get service registry -n kube-system -o=jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}'):80"
+          curl -X GET http://$(docker_registry):80/v2/_catalog
         displayName: "Set docker_registry to local registry in minikube"
         condition: eq(variables['docker_registry'], 'localhost:5000')
       - task: Maven@3