diff --git a/healthUtil.ts b/healthUtil.ts
index a98e39a..7b4297a 100644
--- a/healthUtil.ts
+++ b/healthUtil.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { Effects, ResultType } from "./types.ts";
 import { error, errorCode, ok } from "./util.ts";
-
 export const checkWebUrl: (
   url: string,
 ) => (effects: Effects, duration: number) => Promise<ResultType<null | void>> =
   (url) => {
     return async (effects, duration) => {
-      await guardDurationAboveMinimum({ duration, minimumTime: 5000 });
+      let errorValue;
+      if (errorValue = guardDurationAboveMinimum({ duration, minimumTime: 5000 })) return errorValue;
 
       return await effects.fetch(url)
         .then((_) => ok)
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ export const guardDurationAboveMinimum = (
   input: { duration: number; minimumTime: number },
 ) =>
   (input.duration <= input.minimumTime)
-    ? Promise.reject(errorCode(60, "Starting"))
+    ? errorCode(60, "Starting")
     : null;
 
 export const catchError = (effects: Effects) => (e: unknown) => {
   const error = (error: string) => ({ error });
   effects.error(`Health check failed: ${e}`);
   return error("Error while running health check");
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};