diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 4d869191..3e594f25 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ docker compose up -d
 echo "Kör kategori-seed..."
 MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD=$(grep MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD .env | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'")
 MARIADB_DATABASE=$(grep MARIADB_DATABASE .env | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'")
+
+echo "Väntar på att databasen är redo..."
+for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+  if docker exec recipe-db mariadb-admin ping -h 127.0.0.1 -uroot -p"$MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD" --silent 2>/dev/null; then
+    break
+  fi
+  echo "  ...försök $i/30"
+  sleep 2
+done
+
 docker exec -i recipe-db mariadb -uroot -p"$MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD" "$MARIADB_DATABASE" \
   < db/seeds/categories_supplement.sql
 echo "Kategori-seed klar."