diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index d4ba1f0..a6b838a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Smoke test
         run: |
-          sleep 30
-          HTTP_CODE=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key root@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} \
-            "curl -sSL -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 30 https://ebb-staging.jeffemmett.com/ 2>/dev/null || echo 000")
-          if [ "$HTTP_CODE" -lt 200 ] || [ "$HTTP_CODE" -ge 400 ]; then
-            echo "Smoke test failed (HTTP $HTTP_CODE) — rolling back"
+          sleep 15
+          STATUS=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key root@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} \
+            "cd /opt/websites/ebb-n-flow-website && docker compose ps --format '{{.Status}}' 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo 'unknown'")
+          if echo "$STATUS" | grep -qi "up"; then
+            echo "Smoke test passed (container status: $STATUS)"
+          else
+            echo "Smoke test failed (container status: $STATUS) — rolling back"
             ROLLBACK_TAG=$(ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key root@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} "cat /opt/websites/ebb-n-flow-website/.rollback-tag 2>/dev/null")
             if [ -n "$ROLLBACK_TAG" ]; then
               ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key root@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} \
@@ -62,4 +64,3 @@ jobs:
             fi
             exit 1
           fi
-          echo "Smoke test passed (HTTP $HTTP_CODE)"