diff --git a/ci_tests/run_basic_grb_test.sh b/ci_tests/run_basic_grb_test.sh
index 0de93dc120fe51e536a17c4fbb0fdba113857a07..b78113647bbc065507cc895e84335cc3268521bb 100755
--- a/ci_tests/run_basic_grb_test.sh
+++ b/ci_tests/run_basic_grb_test.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ run_mapcache_checks() {
 
 run_client_checks() {
     # just try to load the webpage at all
-    curl -s "http://${CLIENT_RELEASE_NAME}/"
+    curl -s "http://${CLIENT_RELEASE_NAME}.${ns}/"
 }
 set -e
 
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ source ci_tests/get_release_names.sh
 install_charts
 
 # give kubernetes a bit to create the resources
+debug "Waiting for Kubernetes to deploy and schedule components..."
 sleep 60
+debug "Done waiting"
 
 debug "Getting GRB pod name"
 GRB_POD_NAME=$(get_pod_name "${GRB_RELEASE_NAME}")