diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
index f8efcb2..d585fcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check to make sure HEALTH file is present
         run: |
-          docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-ethcl-indexer.yml" cp ipld-ethcl-indexer:/root/HEALTH ./HEALTH
-          while [ $? -ne 0 ]; do !!; done
+
+          while [ $(docker compose -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/stack-orchestrator/docker/local/docker-compose-ipld-ethcl-indexer.yml" cp ipld-ethcl-indexer:/root/HEALTH ./HEALTH; echo $?) -ne 0 ]; do sleep 10; !!; done
           cat ./HEALTH
-          if [[ "$(cat ./HEALTH)" -eq "0" ]]; then echo "Application boot successful" && exit 0; else exit 1; fi
+          if [[ "$(cat ./HEALTH)" -eq "0" ]]; then echo "Application boot successful" && (exit 0); else (exit 1); fi
 
   unit-test:
     name: Run Unit Tests