diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 3c7a34f..424291b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -87,10 +87,16 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Wait for Live Server
               run: |
-                  for i in {1..10}; do # tries 10 times at 5-second intervals
-                      curl http://127.0.0.1:8081 && break
-                      echo "Waiting for live-server to be ready..."
-                      sleep 5
+                  attempts=0
+                  max_attempts=10
+                  while ! curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://127.0.0.1:8081; do
+                  if [ $attempts -eq $max_attempts ]; then
+                      echo "Live server not ready after $max_attempts attempts"
+                      exit 1
+                  fi
+                  attempts=$((attempts+1))
+                  echo "Waiting for live-server to be ready... attempt $attempts"
+                  sleep 5
                   done
 
             - name: Test HTTP Request