diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash 
+
+CURL=$(which curl) 
+catalina.sh start
+sleep 4
+#$CURL --retry-delay 1 --retry 60 -X GET "http://$HOSTNAME:8080/geoserver/rest/about/manifest" -H "accept: application/json" -H "content-type: application/json"
+#$CURL --retry-delay 1 --retry 60 -X GET "http://$HOSTNAME:8080/geoserver/rest/layers" -H "accept: application/json" -H "content-type: application/json"
+$CURL -I -s --retry-delay 1 --retry 60 -X GET "http://$HOSTNAME:8080/geoserver/wms?service=wms&version=1.1.1&request=GetCapabilities"