diff --git a/krkn/utils/HealthChecker.py b/krkn/utils/HealthChecker.py
index a6ab853d..c095db08 100644
--- a/krkn/utils/HealthChecker.py
+++ b/krkn/utils/HealthChecker.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
 # Copyright 2025 The Krkn Authors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+
 import requests
 import time
 import logging
@@ -62,9 +65,11 @@ class HealthChecker:
                             "status_code": response["status_code"],
                             "start_timestamp": start_timestamp
                         }
-                        if response["status_code"] != 200: 
-                            if response_tracker[config["url"]] != False: response_tracker[config["url"]] = False
-                            if config["exit_on_failure"] and config["exit_on_failure"] == True and self.ret_value==0: self.ret_value = 2
+                        if response["status_code"] != 200:
+                            if response_tracker[config["url"]] is not False:
+                                response_tracker[config["url"]] = False
+                            if config["exit_on_failure"] is True and self.ret_value == 0:
+                                self.ret_value = 2
                     else:
                             if response["status_code"] != health_check_tracker[config["url"]]["status_code"]:
                                 end_timestamp = datetime.now()
@@ -99,4 +104,5 @@ class HealthChecker:
 
             health_check_telemetry_queue.put(health_check_telemetry)
         else:
-            logging.info("health checks config is not defined, skipping them")
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+            logging.info("health checks config is not defined, skipping them")
+        return self.ret_value