diff --git a/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh b/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
index 972d41d..45ceb8a 100755
--- a/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/package/sbin/entrypoint.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ then
   HEC=$(echo '{{- getenv "SPLUNK_HEC_URL" | strings.ReplaceAll "/services/collector" "" | strings.ReplaceAll "/event" "" | regexp.ReplaceLiteral "[, ]+" "/services/collector/event " }}/services/collector/event' | gomplate | cut -d' ' -f 1)
   SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_FALLBACK_INDEX=$(cat /opt/syslog-ng/etc/conf.d/local/context/splunk_metadata.csv | grep ',index,' | grep sc4s_events | cut -d, -f 3)
   export SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_FALLBACK_INDEX
-  if ! curl -k "${HEC}?/index=${SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_FALLBACK_INDEX}" -H "Authorization: Splunk ${SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN}" -d '{"event": "HEC TEST EVENT", "sourcetype": "SC4S:PROBE"}'
+  if ! curl -s -S -k "${HEC}?/index=${SC4S_DEST_SPLUNK_HEC_FALLBACK_INDEX}" -H "Authorization: Splunk ${SPLUNK_HEC_TOKEN}" -d '{"event": "HEC TEST EVENT", "sourcetype": "SC4S:PROBE"}'
   then
     echo "SC4S_ENV_CHECK_HEC: Splunk HEC endpoint is unreachable; startup will continue to prevent data loss if this is a transient failure"
   else