diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 777c331..78e2531 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -173,20 +173,25 @@ curl -sk -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
 
 # ── Step 8: Wait for deployment ──────────────────────────────────────
 echo "[deploy] Waiting for deployment..."
+sleep 15
+FAIL_COUNT=0
 for i in $(seq 1 30); do
   sleep 10
   STATUS=$(curl -sk -H "Authorization: Bearer ${COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
     "${COOLIFY_API}/applications/${APP_UUID}" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('status','unknown'))" 2>/dev/null)
   echo "[deploy] Status: ${STATUS} (attempt ${i}/30)"
-  if [ "${STATUS}" = "running" ]; then
+  if [[ "${STATUS}" == running* ]]; then
+    echo "[deploy] App is running!"
     break
   fi
   if [[ "${STATUS}" == exited* ]] || [ "${STATUS}" = "error" ]; then
-    echo "[deploy] Deployment failed with status: ${STATUS}"
-    # Get logs
-    curl -sk -H "Authorization: Bearer ${COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
-      "${COOLIFY_API}/applications/${APP_UUID}/logs" 2>/dev/null | tail -20
-    exit 1
+    FAIL_COUNT=$((FAIL_COUNT + 1))
+    if [ "${FAIL_COUNT}" -ge 3 ]; then
+      echo "[deploy] Deployment failed with status: ${STATUS}"
+      curl -sk -H "Authorization: Bearer ${COOLIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN}" \
+        "${COOLIFY_API}/applications/${APP_UUID}/logs" 2>/dev/null | tail -20
+      exit 1
+    fi
   fi
 done