diff --git a/nixos/tests/hitch/default.nix b/nixos/tests/hitch/default.nix
index 904d12619d70..8a2193e75f2a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/hitch/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/hitch/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }:
       machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
       machine.wait_for_unit("hitch.service")
       machine.wait_for_open_port(443)
-      assert "We are all good!" in machine.succeed("curl -k https://localhost:443/index.txt")
+      assert "We are all good!" in machine.succeed("curl -fk https://localhost:443/index.txt")
     '';
 })