diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/InternetConnectivity.php b/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/InternetConnectivity.php
index 18f2af63b8d0b..b4a229977bdf4 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/InternetConnectivity.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/SetupChecks/InternetConnectivity.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function run(): SetupResult {
 		}
 
 		$siteArray = $this->config->getSystemValue('connectivity_check_domains', [
-			'https://www.nextcloud.com', 'https://www.startpage.com', 'https://www.eff.org', 'https://www.edri.org'
+			'https://connectivity.nextcloud.com', 'https://www.eff.org', 'https://edri.org'
 		]);
 
 		foreach ($siteArray as $site) {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private function isSiteReachable(string $site): bool {
 		}
 		try {
 			$client = $this->clientService->newClient();
-			$client->get($site);
+			$client->head($site);
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			$this->logger->error('Cannot connect to: ' . $site, [
 				'app' => 'internet_connection_check',