diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 714158f..3a9b7b8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -223,25 +223,48 @@ jobs:
           for i in {1..15}; do
             echo "⏳ Attempt $i/15: Testing health endpoint..."
             
-            # Use curl with more verbose output and longer timeout
-            if curl -f -s --max-time 10 --connect-timeout 5 http://127.0.0.1:8080/health; then
+            # Test health endpoint with detailed debugging
+            echo "Testing health endpoint..."
+            
+            # First try with verbose output to see what's happening
+            response=$(curl -s --max-time 10 --connect-timeout 5 -w "HTTP_CODE:%{http_code}" http://127.0.0.1:8080/health)
+            http_code=$(echo "$response" | grep -o "HTTP_CODE:[0-9]*" | cut -d: -f2)
+            response_body=$(echo "$response" | sed 's/HTTP_CODE:[0-9]*$//')
+            
+            echo "HTTP Code: $http_code"
+            echo "Response Body: $response_body"
+            
+            if [ "$http_code" = "200" ] && [ -n "$response_body" ]; then
               echo "✅ Health endpoint responding successfully!"
               break
             else
-              echo "❌ Health check failed, waiting 15 seconds..."
+              echo "❌ Health check failed (HTTP: $http_code), waiting 15 seconds..."
               # Show what's happening with the container
               echo "Container status:"
               docker ps | grep ping-river-monitor-test || echo "Container not found"
+              echo "Recent container logs:"
+              docker logs --tail 5 ping-river-monitor-test || true
               sleep 15
             fi
           done
 
-          # Test API endpoints
+          # Test API endpoints with better error handling
           echo "🧪 Testing API endpoints..."
-          curl -f http://127.0.0.1:8080/health || exit 1
-          curl -f http://127.0.0.1:8080/docs || exit 1
-          curl -f http://127.0.0.1:8080/stations || exit 1
-          curl -f http://127.0.0.1:8080/metrics || exit 1
+          
+          endpoints=("health" "docs" "stations" "metrics")
+          for endpoint in "${endpoints[@]}"; do
+            echo "Testing /$endpoint..."
+            response=$(curl -s --max-time 10 -w "HTTP_CODE:%{http_code}" http://127.0.0.1:8080/$endpoint)
+            http_code=$(echo "$response" | grep -o "HTTP_CODE:[0-9]*" | cut -d: -f2)
+            
+            if [ "$http_code" = "200" ]; then
+              echo "✅ /$endpoint: OK (HTTP $http_code)"
+            else
+              echo "❌ /$endpoint: FAILED (HTTP $http_code)"
+              echo "Response: $(echo "$response" | sed 's/HTTP_CODE:[0-9]*$//')"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
 
           echo "✅ All health checks passed!"