diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4ba0efa..862eee3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -62,5 +62,14 @@ jobs:
             sudo systemctl restart bflr
 
             echo "==> Waiting for startup..."
-            sleep 2
-            systemctl is-active --quiet bflr && echo "Deploy successful!" || (echo "Service failed to start!" && exit 1)
+            for i in $(seq 1 15); do
+              if systemctl is-active --quiet bflr; then
+                echo "Deploy successful!"
+                exit 0
+              fi
+              sleep 1
+            done
+
+            echo "Service failed to start!"
+            sudo systemctl status bflr --no-pager -l || true
+            exit 1