diff --git a/run-stage.sh b/run-stage.sh
index 1834e9b..d5bc6ec 100755
--- a/run-stage.sh
+++ b/run-stage.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ dotnet ef database update --project src/NexusReader.Data --startup-project src/N
 
 # 7. Wait for Web Application to respond
 echo "⏳ Waiting for Web Application to start on http://localhost:$WEB_PORT..."
-MAX_WEB_ATTEMPTS=20
+MAX_WEB_ATTEMPTS=45
 web_attempt=0
 until curl -s -f "http://localhost:$WEB_PORT" >/dev/null; do
     sleep 2