diff --git a/scripts/ci/libraries/_kind.sh b/scripts/ci/libraries/_kind.sh
index 1fb77ebe2e1e1..5b3ae69a11746 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/libraries/_kind.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/libraries/_kind.sh
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ function kind::wait_for_webserver_healthy() {
             echo
             echo  "${COLOR_RED}ERROR: Timeout while waiting for the webserver health check  ${COLOR_RESET}"
             echo
+            return 1
         fi
     done
     echo