diff --git a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/registry.yml b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/registry.yml
index 9d7a0d4..14a4c85 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/registry.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/firstboot/files/ansible_payload/roles/metacluster/tasks/registry.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
     kubeconfig: "{{ kubeconfig.path }}"
     values: "{{ components.harbor.chart_values }}"
 
+- name: Ensure harbor API availability
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: https://registry.{{ vapp['metacluster.fqdn'] }}/api/v2.0/health
+    method: GET
+  register: api_readycheck
+  until: api_readycheck.json.status == 'healthy'
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 30
+
 - name: Push images to registry
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: >-