diff --git a/tools/deployment/deploy-vino.sh b/tools/deployment/deploy-vino.sh
index 10c2f6e..f4c8f0f 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/deploy-vino.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/deploy-vino.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,13 @@ make docker-build-controller
 make deploy
 kubectl get po -A
 #Wait for vino controller manager Pod.
+count=0
+until [[ $(kubectl -n vino-system get pod -l control-plane=controller-manager 2>/dev/null) ]]; do
+  count=$((count + 1))
+  if [[ ${count} -eq "120" ]]; then
+    echo ' Timed out waiting for vino controller manager pod to exist'
+    return 1
+  fi
+  sleep 2
+done
 kubectl wait -n vino-system pod  -l control-plane=controller-manager --for=condition=ready --timeout=240s
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