diff --git a/packages/zarf-registry/zarf.yaml b/packages/zarf-registry/zarf.yaml
index 79255b2538..1fe3fa9286 100644
--- a/packages/zarf-registry/zarf.yaml
+++ b/packages/zarf-registry/zarf.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ components:
         after:
           - wait:
               cluster:
-                kind: pod
+                kind: deployment
                 namespace: zarf
                 name: app=docker-registry
-                condition: Ready
+                condition: Available