diff --git a/infra/inttest/run_pipeline.sh b/infra/inttest/run_pipeline.sh
index 3ce571b..336b645 100755
--- a/infra/inttest/run_pipeline.sh
+++ b/infra/inttest/run_pipeline.sh
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@ envsubst < "$REPO_ROOT/infra/inttest/redis.yaml" | kubectl apply -n "$NAMESPACE"
 log "Applying minio manifest ..."
 envsubst < "$REPO_ROOT/infra/inttest/minio.yaml" | kubectl apply -n "$NAMESPACE" -f -
 
+# Wait for pods to be created before checking readiness
+log "Waiting for infra pods to be created ..."
+for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+  POD_COUNT=$(kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE" -l 'app in (postgres,redis,minio)' --no-headers 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+  if [ "$POD_COUNT" -ge 3 ]; then
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 2
+done
+
 log "Waiting for postgres readiness ..."
 if ! kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l app=postgres -n "$NAMESPACE" --timeout=120s; then
   log "FATAL: PostgreSQL did not become ready"