diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_push.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_push.yml
index 41abbe3..08a7395 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker_push.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - add-curl-check-before-pushing-image # to be cleaned up before merging
 
 jobs:
   docker_push:
@@ -25,4 +26,15 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/doctolib
           cd neurow
-          docker buildx build . --build-arg GIT_COMMIT_SHA1=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after || github.sha }} --push -t public.ecr.aws/doctolib/neurow:latest -t public.ecr.aws/doctolib/neurow:latest -t public.ecr.aws/doctolib/neurow:${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after || github.sha }}
+          docker buildx build . --build-arg GIT_COMMIT_SHA1=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after || github.sha }} --load -t neurow:test
+          
+          docker run -d --name neurow_test neurow:test
+          
+          sleep 5
+          
+          # Check if API is responding to requests
+          
+          # Push if responding, exit with error otherwise
+          
+          docker stop neurow_test
+          docker rm neurow_test