diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/tasks/Rocky.yml b/roles/kubernetes/tasks/Rocky.yml
index 8488664..36255d2 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/tasks/Rocky.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/tasks/Rocky.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,24 @@
         worker_join_cmd: "{{ join_command.stdout }}"
       when: inventory_hostname == 'rocky9-vm01.home.lan'
 
+    - name: Print join command
+      debug:
+        msg: "{{ worker_join_cmd }}"
+      when: inventory_hostname == 'rocky9-vm01.home.lan'
 
+    - name: Wait for Kubernetes API
+      uri:
+        url: https://localhost:6443/healthz
+        method: GET
+        status_code: 200
+        validate_certs: no
+      register: api_health
+      until: api_health.status == 200
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 15
+
+
+      when: inventory_hostname == 'rocky9-vm01.home.lan'
     - name: Join cluster
       command: "{{ hostvars['rocky9-vm01.home.lan'].worker_join_cmd }}"
       args: