diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index dd106645..c34cd594 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check image Tag
         run: ./scripts/check_tag_info.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
 
-      - name: Verify prow post jobs
-        run: ./scripts/verify-status.sh ${{ github.ref_name }}
         #  run-unit-tests:
         #    name: Unit tests
         #    needs: verify-head-status
@@ -68,8 +66,8 @@ jobs:
           git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
           git push origin ${{ github.event.inputs.name }}
 
-      - name: Verify prow post jobs
-        run: ./scripts/verify-status.sh ${{ github.ref_name }}
+      - name: Verify job status
+        run: ./scripts/verify-status.sh ${{ github.ref_name }} 600 10 30
 
     outputs:
       release_id: ${{ steps.create-draft.outputs.release_id }}
diff --git a/scripts/verify-status.sh b/scripts/verify-status.sh
index ba9f3fee..21fd686a 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-status.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-status.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ echo "Checking status of POST Jobs for Eventing-Manager"
 REF_NAME="${1:-"main"}"
 TIMEOUT_TIME="${2:-600}"
 INTERVAL_TIME="${3:-3}"
+INITIAL_WAIT_TIME="${4:-30}"
 
 # Generate job Status URL
 STATUS_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/kyma-project/eventing-manager/commits/${REF_NAME}/status"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ function retry {
 }
 
 # Initial wait
-sleep 0
+sleep $INITIAL_WAIT_TIME
 # Call retry function
 retry
 while [ "$fullstatus" == "pending" ]; do