diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml b/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
index ccc691a3..030b38eb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
           docker compose \
             -f docker-compose.observability.yml \
             --env-file .env.staging \
-            up -d
+            up -d --wait
 
       - name: Reload Caddy
         # Apply any committed Caddyfile changes before smoke-testing the
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 9ef65d14..f7d631c3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           docker compose \
             -f docker-compose.observability.yml \
             --env-file .env.production \
-            up -d
+            up -d --wait
 
       - name: Reload Caddy
         # See nightly.yml — same rationale and mechanism: DooD job containers