From 073dc7c408d63e95bfa412fed95ffbfd99e62585 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: E M <5089238+emizzle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:12:39 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] check pod phase instead

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 21 ++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1c3b125d..36c53895 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -317,19 +317,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Wait for test pod to start
         run: |
-          echo "Waiting for job to have an active pod..."
-          deadline=$((SECONDS + 120))
+          echo "Waiting for test pod to reach Running state..."
+          deadline=$((SECONDS + 300))
           while [[ $SECONDS -lt $deadline ]]; do
-            active=$(kubectl get job $NAMEPREFIX -n default -o jsonpath='{.status.active}' 2>/dev/null)
-            [[ "$active" == "1" ]] && break
-            sleep 5
+            phase=$(kubectl get pods \
+              -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX \
+              -n default \
+              -o jsonpath='{.items[0].status.phase}' 2>/dev/null)
+            echo "Pod phase: ${phase:-not yet created}"
+            [[ "$phase" == "Running" ]] && break
+            sleep 10
           done
-          kubectl wait \
-            --for=condition=Ready \
-            pod \
-            -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX \
-            -n default \
-            --timeout=300s
+          [[ "$phase" == "Running" ]] || { echo "Timed out waiting for pod to reach Running state"; exit 1; }
 
       - name: Stream test logs
         run: |