diff --git a/install-k3d-cluster.sh b/install-k3d-cluster.sh
index c0eaf923..1a59d3ea 100644
--- a/install-k3d-cluster.sh
+++ b/install-k3d-cluster.sh
@@ -50,5 +50,25 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/suxess-it/sx-cnp-oss/main/boo
 
 
 
+# max wait for 10 minutes
+end=$((SECONDS+600))
+argocd_apps="argocd sx-loki sx-kubecost sx-keycloak sx-promtail sx-tempo sx-crossplane sx-bootstrap-app sx-kargo approved-application-team-app sx-cert-manager sx-argo-rollouts sx-external-secrets sx-kyverno sx-kube-prometheus-stack"
 
+while [ $SECONDS -lt $end ]; do
+  kubectl get application -n argocd
+  all_apps_synced="true"
+  for app in ${argocd_apps} ; do
+    kubectl get application -n argocd ${app} | grep "Synced.*Healthy"
+    exit_code=$?
+    if [[ $exit_code -ne 0 ]]; then
+      all_apps_synced="false"	
+    fi
+  done
+  if [ ${all_apps_synced} = "true" ] ; then
+    echo "all apps are synced! you are ready to take off!"
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 10
+done
 
+echo "app 'sx-backstage' is not checked because there we need to manually apply secrets"