diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b0dd4c556..80a1df4a7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ script:
   
   - docker ps
   - ./tests/notarytest.sh
-  - go run tests/startuptest.go https://localhost/
+  - ./tests/startuptest.sh
   - go run tests/userlogintest.go -name ${HARBOR_ADMIN} -passwd ${HARBOR_ADMIN_PASSWD}
 
 #  - sudo ./tests/testprepare.sh
diff --git a/tests/startuptest.go b/tests/startuptest.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5330b45b5..000000000
--- a/tests/startuptest.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-// Fetch prints the content found at a URL.
-package main
-
-import (
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"strings"
-	"time"
-)
-
-func main() {
-	time.Sleep(60 * time.Second)
-	tr := &http.Transport{
-		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
-	}
-	var client = &http.Client{
-		Timeout:   time.Second * 30,
-		Transport: tr,
-	}
-
-	for _, url := range os.Args[1:] {
-
-		resp, err := client.Get(url)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "fetch: %v\n", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		resp.Body.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "fetch: reading %s: %v\n", url, err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-		//		fmt.Printf("%s", b)
-
-		if strings.Contains(string(b), "Harbor") {
-			fmt.Printf("sucess!\n")
-		} else {
-			fmt.Println("the response does not contain \"Harbor\"!")
-
-			fmt.Println(string(b))
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/startuptest.sh b/tests/startuptest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7a41cd768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/startuptest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set +e
+
+TIMEOUT=12
+while [ $TIMEOUT -gt 0 ]; do
+    STATUS=$(curl --insecure -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' https://localhost/)
+    if [ $STATUS -eq 200 ]; then
+		break
+    fi
+    TIMEOUT=$(($TIMEOUT - 1))
+    sleep 5
+done
+
+if [ $TIMEOUT -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Harbor cannot reach within one minute."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+curl --insecure -s -L -H "Accept: application/json" https://localhost/ | grep "Harbor"  > /dev/null
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then 
+	echo "Harbor is running success."
+else
+	echo "Harbor is running fail."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+