diff --git a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
index 3f47786f8..9c7991839 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ function run_benchmarks_for_folder {
         OSRM_ROUTED_PID=$!
 
         # wait for osrm-routed to start
-        curl --retry-delay 3 --retry 10 --retry-all-errors "http://127.0.0.1:5000/route/v1/driving/13.388860,52.517037;13.385983,52.496891?steps=true"
+        if ! curl --retry-delay 3 --retry 10 --retry-all-errors "http://127.0.0.1:5000/route/v1/driving/13.388860,52.517037;13.385983,52.496891?steps=true"; then
+            echo "osrm-routed failed to start for algorithm $ALGORITHM"
+            kill -9 $OSRM_ROUTED_PID
+            continue
+        fi
 
         for METHOD in route nearest trip table match; do
             #python3 $SCRIPTS_FOLDER/scripts/ci/e2e_benchmark.py --host http://localhost:5000 --method $METHOD --num_requests 1000 > $RESULTS_FOLDER/e2e_${METHOD}_${ALGORITHM}.bench