diff --git a/apps/demo-nginx/Jenkinsfile b/apps/demo-nginx/Jenkinsfile
index f7fc744..723cdfe 100644
--- a/apps/demo-nginx/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/apps/demo-nginx/Jenkinsfile
@@ -290,35 +290,28 @@ EOF
             }
         }
         
-        stage('Wait for ArgoCD Sync') {
+   stage('Wait for ArgoCD Sync') {
     steps {
         script {
-            echo "⏳ Waiting for ArgoCD to apply GitOps image..."
-
-            for (int i = 1; i <= 18; i++) {
+            echo "⏳ Waiting for ArgoCD to sync manifests..."
 
+            for (int i = 1; i <= 12; i++) {
                 def syncStatus = sh(
                     script: "kubectl get application demo-nginx -n argocd -o jsonpath='{.status.sync.status}'",
                     returnStdout: true
                 ).trim()
 
-                def images = sh(
-                    script: "kubectl get application demo-nginx -n argocd -o jsonpath='{.status.summary.images}'",
-                    returnStdout: true
-                ).trim()
-
                 echo "ArgoCD sync status : ${syncStatus}"
-                echo "ArgoCD images     : ${images}"
 
-                if (syncStatus == "Synced" && images.contains(IMAGE_TAG)) {
-                    echo "✅ ArgoCD successfully applied image ${IMAGE_TAG}"
+                if (syncStatus == "Synced") {
+                    echo "✅ ArgoCD manifests synced"
                     return
                 }
 
                 sleep 10
             }
 
-            error("❌ ArgoCD did not apply image ${IMAGE_TAG} in time")
+            error("❌ ArgoCD did not sync manifests in time")
         }
     }
 }
@@ -330,6 +323,7 @@ EOF
 
 
 
+
         
         stage('Wait for Deployment') {
             when { branch 'main' }