From 5c22e5d7bd68b6f1f863493af27daadeb8632902 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: E M <5089238+emizzle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:27:12 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] wait for an existing pod before completing step

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c5374acc..5bca8005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Wait for test pod to start
         run: |
+          kubectl wait pod \
+            -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX \
+            -n default \
+            --for=exists \
+            --timeout=120s
           kubectl wait pod \
             -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX \
             -n default \