diff --git a/tests/server-n0/integration.py b/tests/server-n0/integration.py
index fbbb5ab..74e003f 100644
--- a/tests/server-n0/integration.py
+++ b/tests/server-n0/integration.py
@@ -205,13 +205,7 @@ with subtest("(isolation): edges are one-way"):
     server.fail(ct_connect("git", ADDR["nginx"], 443, timeout=2))
 
 with subtest("(isolation): host access allowlist"):
-    server.wait_until_succeeds(
-        net_cmd(
-            "overseer",
-            f"{CURL} -sf --max-time 5 http://{HOST_ADDR['overseer']}:{HOST_EXPORTER_PORT}/metrics >&2",
-        ),
-        timeout=60,
-    )
+    server.succeed(ct_connect("overseer", HOST_ADDR["overseer"], HOST_EXPORTER_PORT))
     for port in (HOST_EXPORTER_PORT, HOST_CADVISOR_PORT):
         server.fail(ct_connect("git", HOST_ADDR["git"], port, timeout=2))
         server.fail(ct_connect("git", HOST_ADDR["overseer"], port, timeout=2))