diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/start-serving-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
index 0858a386..bf35bcdb 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,11 @@ if [ "$CERC_NEXTJS_SKIP_GENERATE" != "true" ]; then
     generate_done="false"
     while [ $count -lt $CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME ] && [ "$generate_done" == "false" ]; do
       sleep 1
+      count=$((count + 1))
       grep 'rendered as static HTML' gen.out > /dev/null
       if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
         generate_done="true"
-        sleep 1
       fi
-      count=$((count + 1))
     done
 
     if [ $generate_done != "true" ]; then