diff --git a/src/scheduler/main.py b/src/scheduler/main.py
index 0f344585..485047bd 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/main.py
+++ b/src/scheduler/main.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copy, rmtree
 from signal import SIGINT, SIGTERM, signal, SIGHUP
 from stat import S_IEXEC
-from subprocess import run as subprocess_run, DEVNULL, STDOUT
+from subprocess import run as subprocess_run, DEVNULL, STDOUT, PIPE
 from sys import path as sys_path
 from tarfile import open as tar_open
 from threading import Thread
@@ -532,12 +532,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                         stderr=STDOUT,
                         env=env.copy(),
                         check=False,
+                        stdout=PIPE
                     )
                     if proc.returncode == 0:
                         logger.info("Successfully sent reload signal to nginx")
                     else:
                         logger.error(
-                                f"Error while reloading nginx - returncode: {proc.returncode} - error: {proc.stderr.decode('utf-8') if proc.stderr else 'Missing stderr'}",
+                                f"Error while reloading nginx - returncode: {proc.returncode} - error: {proc.stdout.decode('utf-8') if proc.stdout else 'no output'}",
                         )
                     # # Stop temp nginx
                     # logger.info("Stopping temp nginx ...")
diff --git a/tests/core/db/main.py b/tests/core/db/main.py
index d09881ae..a1eadd43 100644
--- a/tests/core/db/main.py
+++ b/tests/core/db/main.py
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ try:
         global_values = session.query(Global_values).all()
 
         for global_value in global_values:
+            if global_value.setting_id == "API_LISTEN_IP":
+                    continue
             if global_value.setting_id in global_settings:
                 if global_value.value != global_settings[global_value.setting_id]["value"]:
                     print(
diff --git a/tests/core/reversescan/main.py b/tests/core/reversescan/main.py
index 07ae7248..22f1b974 100644
--- a/tests/core/reversescan/main.py
+++ b/tests/core/reversescan/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ from requests import get
 from multiprocessing import Process
 from traceback import format_exc
 from uvicorn import run
+from contextlib import suppress
+from requests.exceptions import RequestException
 
 
 fastapi_proc = None
@@ -17,6 +19,28 @@ if getenv("TEST_TYPE", "docker") == "docker":
     sleep(1)
 
 try:
+    ready = False
+    retries = 0
+    while not ready:
+        with suppress(RequestException):
+            resp = get("http://www.example.com/ready", headers={"Host": "www.example.com"})
+            status_code = resp.status_code
+            text = resp.text
+
+            if status_code >= 500:
+                print("❌ An error occurred with the server, exiting ...", flush=True)
+                exit(1)
+
+            ready = status_code < 400 or status_code == 403 and text == "ready"
+
+        if retries > 10:
+            print("❌ The service took too long to be ready, exiting ...", flush=True)
+            exit(1)
+        elif not ready:
+            retries += 1
+            print("⚠️ Waiting for the service to be ready, retrying in 5s ...", flush=True)
+            sleep(5)
+
     use_reverse_scan = getenv("USE_REVERSE_SCAN", "yes") == "yes"
     reverse_scan_ports = getenv("REVERSE_SCAN_PORTS", "80")
 
diff --git a/tests/core/sessions/main.py b/tests/core/sessions/main.py
index 7acca5e0..1190594c 100644
--- a/tests/core/sessions/main.py
+++ b/tests/core/sessions/main.py
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ try:
     retries = 0
     while not ready:
         with suppress(RequestException):
-            status_code = get("http://www.example.com", headers={"Host": "www.example.com"}).status_code
+            resp = get("http://www.example.com/ready", headers={"Host": "www.example.com"})
+            status_code = resp.status_code
+            text = resp.text
 
             if status_code >= 500:
                 print("❌ An error occurred with the server, exiting ...", flush=True)
                 exit(1)
 
-            ready = status_code < 400
+            ready = status_code < 400 and text == "ready"
 
         if retries > 10:
             print("❌ The service took too long to be ready, exiting ...", flush=True)
@@ -76,22 +78,27 @@ try:
             print("❌ An error occurred when restarting BunkerWeb, exiting ...", flush=True)
             exit(1)
 
+        ready = False
         retries = 0
-        while (
-            b"BunkerWeb is ready"
-            not in run(
-                ["sudo", "tail", "-n", "1", "/var/log/bunkerweb/error.log"],
-                stdout=PIPE,
-                check=True,
-            ).stdout
-        ) and retries < 10:
-            retries += 1
-            print("ℹ️ Waiting for BunkerWeb to be ready, retrying in 5s ...")
-            sleep(5)
+        while not ready:
+            with suppress(RequestException):
+                resp = get("http://www.example.com/ready", headers={"Host": "www.example.com"})
+                status_code = resp.status_code
+                text = resp.text
 
-        if retries >= 10:
-            print("❌ BunkerWeb took too long to be ready, exiting ...", flush=True)
-            exit(1)
+                if status_code >= 500:
+                    print("❌ An error occurred with the server, exiting ...", flush=True)
+                    exit(1)
+
+                ready = status_code < 400 and text == "ready"
+
+            if retries > 10:
+                print("❌ BunkerWeb took too long to be ready, exiting ...", flush=True)
+                exit(1)
+            elif not ready:
+                retries += 1
+                print("⚠️ Waiting for BunkerWeb to be ready, retrying in 5s ...", flush=True)
+                sleep(5)
 
     print("ℹ️ Starting Firefox again ...", flush=True)
     with webdriver.Firefox(options=firefox_options) as driver: