diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 615738e..4a381c5 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     loop do
       url = URI.parse("#{node.jenkins.server.url}/job/test/config.xml")
       res = Chef::REST::RESTRequest.new(:GET, url, nil).call
-      break if res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPSuccess) or res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPNotFound)
+      break if res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPSuccess) or res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPNotFound) or res.kind_of?(Net::HTTPForbidden)
       Chef::Log.debug "service[jenkins] not responding OK to GET /job/test/config.xml #{res.inspect}"
       sleep 1
     end