diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
index 8f05c7f..1807424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-app.yml
@@ -72,14 +72,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Assert app is running
       run: |
-        sleep 10  # Wait for a few seconds to ensure the app has started
+        sleep 5  # Wait for a few seconds to ensure the app has started
         response=$(curl --silent --fail http://127.0.0.1:8000)
         echo "Response: $response"
         # Assert the response matches the expected output
         echo "$response" | grep -q '{"message":"Welcome to the Patient API Testing"}'
         if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-          echo "App did not respond with the expected message."
-          exit 1  # Fail the job if the message doesn't match
+            echo "App did not respond with the expected message."
+            exit 1  # Fail the script if the message doesn't match
+        else
+            echo "App responded with the expected message."
         fi
 
     - name: Stop the uvicorn server