diff --git a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
index 0d994af29..65b71a8e8 100644
--- a/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
+++ b/examples/server/tests/features/steps/steps.py
@@ -1208,12 +1208,11 @@ 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
-                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 == 503 and status_code == expected_http_status_code:
+                    return
                 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)
@@ -1373,4 +1372,4 @@ def start_server_background(context):
     thread_stderr = threading.Thread(target=server_log, args=(context.server_process.stderr, sys.stderr))
     thread_stderr.start()
 
-    print(f"server pid={context.server_process.pid}, behave pid={os.getpid()}")
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+    print(f"server pid={context.server_process.pid}, behave pid={os.getpid()}")