diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
index dd0b2887a25b..4e6f0f4294ce 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ def __call__(self, message: str) -> bool:
                 )
                 if progress_completed:
                     self.logger.info("✅ Service start completed successfully!! ✅")
+                return progress_completed
 
         time_since_last_progress = datetime.now(UTC) - self._last_progress_time
         if time_since_last_progress > self.max_idle_timeout: