diff --git a/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml b/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
index 3e1f33a..bcd5f3e 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/smoke-init.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache bash curl jq git coreutils
       - python3 tests/mock-forgejo.py &
-      - sleep 2
+      - for i in $(seq 1 30); do curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api/v1/version >/dev/null 2>&1 && break || sleep 1; done
       - bash tests/smoke-init.sh