diff --git a/roles/web-app-nextcloud/meta/services.yml b/roles/web-app-nextcloud/meta/services.yml
index 1e35ea097a..eabc21d99a 100644
--- a/roles/web-app-nextcloud/meta/services.yml
+++ b/roles/web-app-nextcloud/meta/services.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ context_agent:
     internal:
       http: 23000
   healthcheck:
-    flavor: curl
+    flavor: http_status
     path: heartbeat
     # nocheck: healthcheck-timing-override  a sidecar of a stack whose main service alone takes minutes; the value predates this default and has not been measured against it
     start_period: 20m