diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-support b/scripts/cloudron-support
index 16b285aa8..eced8715a 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-support
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-support
@@ -894,26 +894,23 @@ function check_services() {
     local service_port=("3000" "3000" "3000" "3000" "2003" "3000")
 
     for service in "${!services[@]}"; do
-        # Check if container is running
         if [[ $(docker inspect ${services[$service]} --format={{.State.Status}}) != "running" ]]; then
             fail "Service '${services[$service]}' container is not running!"
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Check if service is reachable with simple nc check
-        if ! nc -z -w5 ${service_ip[$service]} ${service_port[$service]} 2>/dev/null; then
+        # avoid nc since it is not part of the base install
+        if ! timeout 5 bash -c "</dev/tcp/${service_ip[$service]}/${service_port[$service]}" 2>/dev/null; then
             fail "Service '${services[$service]}' is not reachable"
             continue
         fi
 
-        # Curl the healthcheck endpoint
         if [[ ${services[$service]} != "graphite" ]]; then
             if ! grep -q "true" <<< $(curl --fail -s "http://${service_ip[$service]}:${service_port[$service]}/healthcheck"); then
                 fail "Service '${services[$service]}' healthcheck failed"
                 continue
             fi
         else
-            # Graphite has a different healthcheck endpoint and needs to be checked differently
             if ! grep -q "Graphite Dashboard" <<< "$(curl --fail -s http://${service_ip[$service]}:8000/graphite-web/dashboard)"; then
                 fail "Service '${services[$service]}' healthcheck failed"
                 continue