diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5e3c11819..450c018c6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ setup:containers:frontend: &setup-container
     - IMAGE_TAG=${IMAGE_TYPE}/${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}:${IMAGE_VERSION}
     - REGISTRY_DESTINATION=${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_TYPE}/${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}:${IMAGE_VERSION}
   script:
-    - yum install wget -y
-    - wget --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${REGISTRY_AUTH_TOKEN}" "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/registry/repositories?tags=true" -o wget.log -O .gitlab-ci/.container-registry-contents.json
+    - curl --request GET --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN:${REGISTRY_AUTH_TOKEN}" "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/registry/repositories?tags=true" > .gitlab-ci/.container-registry-contents.json
     - IMAGE_EXISTS=`grep \""${REGISTRY_DESTINATION}"\" .gitlab-ci/.container-registry-contents.json || :`
     - test "${CI_JOB_MANUAL}" = true && echo "Force rebuilding container."
     - >
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ setup:containers:frontend:wait: &setup-container-wait
         echo "Waiting for container ${IMAGE_TAG} to appear in the container registry..."
         sleep 5
       done
+    - echo "Image ${IMAGE_TAG} has been found in the container registry. Proceeding with the pipeline."
   rules:
     - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID
       when: always