diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index f5e49152e..23e46f257 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tasks:
       export DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose -f docker-compose.gitpod.yml -p woodpecker"
       export GITEA_CLI_CMD="$DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD exec -u git gitea gitea"
       $DOCKER_COMPOSE_CMD up -d
-      sleep 10s
+      until curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:3000; do printf '.'; sleep 1; done
       $GITEA_CLI_CMD admin user create --username woodpecker --password password --email woodpecker@localhost --admin
       export GITEA_TOKEN=$($GITEA_CLI_CMD admin user generate-access-token -u woodpecker --raw)
       GITEA_OAUTH_APP=$(curl -X 'POST' 'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/user/applications/oauth2' \