diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index d2f3a10..08c3762 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -437,7 +437,10 @@ jobs:
             wait_for_resource flux-system "ocirepository.source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/${oci_name}" 600
             reconcile_helmrelease "${release_name}" 300
 
-            if ! kubectl -n flux-system wait --for=condition=Ready "ocirepository/${oci_name}" --timeout="${oci_timeout}"; then
+            artifact_storage="$(kubectl -n flux-system get "ocirepository/${oci_name}" -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="ArtifactInStorage")].status}' 2>/dev/null || true)"
+            if [ "${artifact_storage}" = "True" ]; then
+              echo "OCIRepository ${oci_name} has a cached artifact; continuing without waiting for current registry readiness" >&2
+            elif ! kubectl -n flux-system wait --for=condition=Ready "ocirepository/${oci_name}" --timeout="${oci_timeout}"; then
               artifact_storage="$(kubectl -n flux-system get "ocirepository/${oci_name}" -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="ArtifactInStorage")].status}' 2>/dev/null || true)"
               if [ "${artifact_storage}" = "True" ]; then
                 echo "OCIRepository ${oci_name} is not currently Ready; continuing with cached artifact" >&2