diff --git a/scripts/bee.sh b/scripts/bee.sh
index 87aac8d..853ff3a 100755
--- a/scripts/bee.sh
+++ b/scripts/bee.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,17 @@ queen_failure() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+check_queen_is_running() {
+    QUEEN_RUNNING=$(docker container inspect -f "{{.State.Running}}" $QUEEN_CONTAINER_NAME)
+    if [ "$QUEEN_RUNNING" == 'false' ] ; then
+        echo "Queen container has been stopped... stop environment start process..."
+        queen_failure
+    fi
+}
+
 fetch_queen_underlay_addr() {
     if [[ -n "$QUEEN_UNDERLAY_ADDRESS" ]] ; then return; fi
-
+    check_queen_is_running
     ELAPSED_TIME=0
     WAITING_TIME=5
     # Wait 2 mins for queen start
@@ -271,6 +279,7 @@ ELAPSED_TIME=0
 WAITING_TIME=2
 TIMEOUT=$((2*30*WAITING_TIME))
 while (( TIMEOUT > ELAPSED_TIME )) ; do
+    check_queen_is_running
     COUNT=$(count_connected_peers)
     [[ $COUNT < $WORKERS ]] || break
     echo "Only $COUNT peers have been connected to the Queen Bee node yet. Waiting until $WORKERS"
diff --git a/scripts/environment.sh b/scripts/environment.sh
index 777c653..73a6e26 100755
--- a/scripts/environment.sh
+++ b/scripts/environment.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Wait for blockchain service initializes
-sleep 5
+while : ; do
+    CHAINID=$(curl -s -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_chainId","id":1}' http://localhost:9545 | grep "0xfb4")
+    [[ "$CHAINID" != '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":"0xfb4"}' ]] || break
+    echo "waiting for blockchain service is up..."
+    sleep 3
+done
 
 # Build up bee.sh parameters
 BEE_SH_ARGUMENTS="--workers=$WORKERS --own-image --port-maps=$PORT_MAPS --hostname=$HOSTNAME"