diff --git a/integration-tests/docker_registry.py b/integration-tests/docker_registry.py
index 50b9125..9799f08 100644
--- a/integration-tests/docker_registry.py
+++ b/integration-tests/docker_registry.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import requests
-
-from testcontainers.core.waiting_utils import wait_container_is_ready
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
+from testcontainers.core.wait_strategies import HttpWaitStrategy
 
 
 class DockerRegistry(DockerContainer):
@@ -10,11 +8,9 @@ class DockerRegistry(DockerContainer):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__("registry:2")
         self.with_exposed_ports(self._default_exposed_port)
+        self.waiting_for(HttpWaitStrategy(self._default_exposed_port, "/v2/").for_status_code(200))
 
-    @wait_container_is_ready(requests.exceptions.ConnectionError)
     def remote_name(self, for_vm: str):
         exposed_port = self.get_exposed_port(self._default_exposed_port)
 
-        requests.get(f"http://127.0.0.1:{exposed_port}/v2/")
-
         return f"127.0.0.1:{exposed_port}/tart/{for_vm}:latest"