diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 4ca63d9822..f29b7ca236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy_to_azure:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     name: Deploy demo app to Microsoft Azure
-    if: github.repository == 'Taskana/taskana' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.head_ref == ''
+    if: github.repository == 'Taskana/taskana' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/deploy-demo-fix') && github.head_ref == ''
     needs: [ test_frontend, test_e2e, test_backend ]
     steps:
       - name: Git checkout
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Wait for Azure for 60 seconds
         uses: jakejarvis/wait-action@master
         with:
-          time: '60s'
+          time: '100s'
       - name: Smoke test documentation
         run: ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
       - name: Cancel workflow
diff --git a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
index c70d215e89..1685ebb047 100755
--- a/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
+++ b/ci/verify_docs_alive.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e # fail fast
 set -x
+
 BASE_URL=https://taskana.azurewebsites.net/taskana
+TIMEOUT=30 # seconds
 
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html")"
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html")"
-test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html")"
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/rest-api.html")"
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/simplehistory-rest-api.html")"
+test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/rest/routing-rest-api.html")"
 for module in taskana-core taskana-spring; do
-  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html")"
+  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/index.html")"
 done
 for module in taskana-cdi; do
-  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html")"
+  test 200 -eq "$(curl -sw "%{http_code}" -o /dev/null --connect-timeout $TIMEOUT --max-time $TIMEOUT "$BASE_URL/docs/java/$module/pro/taskana/common/internal/package-summary.html")"
 done