diff --git a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
index 822fe4437..0d994af29 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
@@ -1208,14 +1208,12 @@ async def wait_for_slots_status(context,
         while True:
             async with await session.get(f'{base_url}/slots', params=params) as slots_response:
                 status_code = slots_response.status
-                try:
-                    slots = await slots_response.json()
-                except:
-                    slots = await slots_response.text()
-                if context.debug:
-                    print(f"slots responses {slots}\n")
                 if status_code == 503 and status_code == expected_http_status_code:
                     return
+                slots = await slots_response.json()
+                if context.debug:
+                    print(f"slots responses {slots}\n")
+
                 if status_code == 200 and status_code == expected_http_status_code:
                     n_slots_idle = sum(1 if slot["state"] == 0 else 0 for slot in slots)
                     n_slots_processing = sum(1 if slot["state"] != 0 else 0 for slot in slots)