diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 624187b..dfc6b77 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,16 @@ docker compose rm -f "$base_or_head" 1>/dev/null
 url="postgresql://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@localhost:$port"
 
 isready() {
-  until pg_isready -p "$port" 1>/dev/null; do true; done;
+  local waited=0
+  until pg_isready -p "$port" 1>/dev/null; do
+    if [[ "$waited" = "10" ]]; then
+      docker compose logs base
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    sleep 1
+    $(( waited++ ))
+  done;
 }
 
 initdb() {