diff --git a/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/by_resolution/run.sh b/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/by_resolution/run.sh
index e3f17bd..3bfa988 100755
--- a/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/by_resolution/run.sh
+++ b/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/by_resolution/run.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ for ((i = 0; i < total_count; i++)); do
 	ext="$RANDOM"
 
 	# Small
-	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_small.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_small.png" localhost:10000; then
+	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_small.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_small.png" localhost:10000 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null; then
 		pixel_differences="$(compare -identify -metric AE "result_${ext}_small.png" expected_result_small.png null: 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
 		echo "Pixel Differences: $pixel_differences"
 		if [[ "$pixel_differences" != "0" ]]; then
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ for ((i = 0; i < total_count; i++)); do
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		echo "curl failed with $?"
+		echo "curl failed with ${?}. See man curl for meaning."
 	fi
 
 	# Medium
-	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_medium.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_medium.png" localhost:10001; then
+	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_medium.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_medium.png" localhost:10001 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null; then
 		pixel_differences="$(compare -identify -metric AE "result_${ext}_medium.png" expected_result_medium.png null: 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
 		echo "Pixel Differences: $pixel_differences"
 		if [[ "$pixel_differences" != "0" ]]; then
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ for ((i = 0; i < total_count; i++)); do
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		echo "curl failed with $?"
+		echo "curl failed with ${?}. See man curl for meaning."
 	fi
 
 	# Large
-	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_large.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_large.png" localhost:10002; then
+	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@shrinking_man_large.jpg" --output "result_${ext}_large.png" localhost:10002 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null; then
 		pixel_differences="$(compare -identify -metric AE "result_${ext}_large.png" expected_result_large.png null: 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
 		echo "Pixel Differences: $pixel_differences"
 		if [[ "$pixel_differences" != "0" ]]; then
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ for ((i = 0; i < total_count; i++)); do
 			exit 1
 		fi
 	else
-		echo "curl failed with $?"
+		echo "curl failed with ${?}. See man curl for meaning."
 	fi
 
 	success_count=$((success_count + 1))
diff --git a/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/test/run.sh b/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/test/run.sh
index be2390f..4fab433 100755
--- a/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/test/run.sh
+++ b/runtime/experiments/applications/imageresize/test/run.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$1" != "-d" ]; then
 	PATH="$binary_directory:$PATH" LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$binary_directory:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" sledgert "$experiment_directory/spec.json" &
-	sleep 2
+	sleep 3
 else
 	echo "Running under gdb"
 fi
@@ -27,16 +27,20 @@ total_count=10
 for ((i = 0; i < total_count; i++)); do
 	echo "$i"
 	ext="$RANDOM"
-	curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@flower.jpg" --output "result_$ext.png" localhost:10000 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null || exit 1
 
-	pixel_differences="$(compare -identify -metric AE "result_$ext.png" expected_result.png null: 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
+	if curl -H 'Expect:' -H "Content-Type: image/jpg" --data-binary "@flower.jpg" --output "result_$ext.png" localhost:10000 2> /dev/null 1> /dev/null; then
 
-	if [[ "$pixel_differences" == "0" ]]; then
-		success_count=$((success_count + 1))
+		pixel_differences="$(compare -identify -metric AE "result_$ext.png" expected_result.png null: 2>&1 > /dev/null)"
+
+		if [[ "$pixel_differences" == "0" ]]; then
+			success_count=$((success_count + 1))
+		else
+			echo "FAIL"
+			echo "$pixel_differences pixel differences detected"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 	else
-		echo "FAIL"
-		echo "$pixel_differences pixel differences detected"
-		exit 1
+		echo "curl failed with ${?}. See man curl for meaning."
 	fi
 done