diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index fc8516b..1465a1c 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ pass "Container restarted. Alembic migrations run on container start."
 
 # ── 4. Wait and verify ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 log "Waiting for app to become healthy..."
-for i in $(seq 1 15); do
-  if $COMPOSE exec -T app sh -c "curl -fs http://localhost:8800/cc-dashboard/healthz > /dev/null 2>&1"; then
+for i in $(seq 1 20); do
+  if curl -fs http://localhost:8800/cc-dashboard/healthz > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     pass "Healthcheck OK after ${i}s."
     break
   fi
   sleep 1
-  if [[ $i -eq 15 ]]; then
+  if [[ $i -eq 20 ]]; then
     log "Healthcheck timeout — showing last 40 lines of logs:"
     $COMPOSE logs --tail=40 app
     die "App did not start in time."