From b05c3451437642bcc255538206cadd89f7c671e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: E M <5089238+emizzle@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:37:56 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Keeps timing out waiting for start, so try polling loop

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 9 +++------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9499f97b..b2ec1c3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -317,12 +317,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Wait for test pod to start
         run: |
-          kubectl wait \
-            --for=create \
-            pod \
-            -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX \
-            -n default \
-            --timeout=120s
+          echo "Waiting for pod to be created..."
+          timeout 120 bash -c \
+            'until kubectl get pod -l job-name=$NAMEPREFIX -n default --no-headers 2>/dev/null | grep -q .; do sleep 5; done'
           kubectl wait \
             --for=condition=Ready \
             pod \