diff --git a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
index 1685ebb04..e1ee67617 100755
--- a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
+++ b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-set -e # fail fast
-set -x
+set -e # Exit immediately if a command exits with a non-zero status
+set -x # Print each command before executing it
 
 BASE_URL=https://taskana.azurewebsites.net/taskana
-TIMEOUT=30 # seconds
+TIMEOUT=30 # Timeout duration in seconds
+RETRIES=3 # Number of retries
+DELAY=5 # Delay in seconds between retries
+
+check_url() {
+  local url=$1
+  local expected_status=$2
+  local attempt=1
+  local status_code
+
+  while [ $attempt -le $RETRIES ]; do
+    status_code=$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$url")
+    if [ "$status_code" -eq "$expected_status" ]; then
+      echo "URL $url is accessible with status $status_code"
+      return 0
+    else
+      echo "Attempt $attempt: URL $url returned status $status_code, expected $expected_status"
+      if [ $attempt -lt $RETRIES ]; then
+        echo "Retrying in $DELAY seconds..."
+        sleep $DELAY
+      fi
+    fi
+    attempt=$((attempt + 1))
+  done
+
+  echo "Error: URL $url did not return expected status $expected_status after $RETRIES attempts"
+  return 1
+}
+
+check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html" 200
+check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html" 200
+check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html" 200
 
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html")"
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html")"
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html")"
 for module in taskana-core taskana-spring; do
-  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html")"
+  check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html" 200
 done
+
 for module in taskana-cdi; do
-  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html")"
+  check_url "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html" 200
 done