diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/cert-manager/install_cert-manager.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/cert-manager/install_cert-manager.sh
index 65e6b0f..4fe96f2 100755
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/cert-manager/install_cert-manager.sh
+++ b/gcloud/tf/scripts/cert-manager/install_cert-manager.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,27 @@ fi
 
 
 
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.17.2/cert-manager.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.17.2/cert-manager.yaml
+
+
+echo "Waiting for cert-manager pods to be in 'Running' state..."
+MAX_RETRIES=10
+RETRY=0
+
+while [ $RETRY -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
+    NOT_READY_PODS=$(kubectl -n cert-manager get pods --no-headers | grep -v 'Running' | wc -l)
+    if [ "$NOT_READY_PODS" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "All cert-manager pods are running."
+        break
+    else
+        echo "$NOT_READY_PODS pods are not ready yet. Waiting..."
+        RETRY=$((RETRY + 1))
+        sleep 5
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ "$NOT_READY_PODS" -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to get all cert-manager pods running after $MAX_RETRIES attempts."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh b/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
index a52dbfb..dd875fd 100644
--- a/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
+++ b/gcloud/tf/scripts/k3s-vm-startup.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 INFCTL_GIT_REPO="https://codeberg.org/headshed/infctl-cli.git"
-INFCTL_GIT_REPO_BRANCH="feature/gcloud-k3s"
+INFCTL_GIT_REPO_BRANCH="main"
 INFCTL_INSTALL_DIR="/opt/src"
 
 # ensure only run once
diff --git a/scripts/failue.sh b/scripts/failue.sh
index 238532a..92800a8 100755
--- a/scripts/failue.sh
+++ b/scripts/failue.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# sleep 5
+for i in {1..5}; do
+    echo "working ..."
+    sleep 0.5
+done
 
-echo "crash"
+sleep 2
 
-# sleep 1
+echo "not working ..."
 
-echo "bang"
+sleep 1
 
-# sleep 2
+figlet "boom"
 
-echo "wallop"
+sleep 1
 
-# sleep 1
+figlet  "bang"
 
-echo "Houston, we have a problem"
+sleep 2
+
+echo "oh dear, oh my..."
+
+sleep 1
+
+figlet "Houston, we have a problem"
 
 sleep 1
 
diff --git a/scripts/success.sh b/scripts/success.sh
index b8883e9..a81165e 100755
--- a/scripts/success.sh
+++ b/scripts/success.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# sleep 5
+for i in {1..5}; do
+    echo "working ..."
+    sleep 0.5
+done
 
-echo "bish"
+sleep 2
 
-# sleep 1
+echo "still working ..."
 
-echo "bash"
+sleep 1
 
-# sleep 2
+figlet "bish"
 
-echo "bosh"
+sleep 1
 
-# sleep 1
+figlet "bash"
 
-echo "lovely jubbly"
+sleep 2
+
+figlet "bosh"
+
+sleep 1
+
+figlet "LOVELY JUBBLY"
 
 sleep 1