diff --git a/scripts/deploy-github.sh b/scripts/deploy-github.sh
index 77d5d57..9a31dc0 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy-github.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-github.sh
@@ -247,16 +247,22 @@ echo "========== HEALTH =========="
 HEALTH_OK=0
 for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
   if curl -fsS --max-time 5 http://127.0.0.1:3101/api/v3/health > "$BACKUP/health.json" 2>/dev/null; then
-    if grep -F '"status":"ok"' "$BACKUP/health.json" >/dev/null; then
+    if grep -Fq '"status":"ok"' "$BACKUP/health.json" \
+      && grep -Fq "\"version\":\"$EXPECTED_API_VERSION\"" "$BACKUP/health.json" \
+      && grep -Fq '"database":"ok"' "$BACKUP/health.json"; then
       HEALTH_OK=1
       break
     fi
+
+    CURRENT_API_VERSION="$(node -e 'try { const h = JSON.parse(require("fs").readFileSync(process.argv[1], "utf8")); process.stdout.write(String(h.version || "unknown")); } catch { process.stdout.write("invalid"); }' "$BACKUP/health.json")"
+    echo "API respondió pero aún no es la candidata (actual=$CURRENT_API_VERSION, esperada=$EXPECTED_API_VERSION). Reintentando..."
   fi
   sleep 2
 done
 
 if [ "$HEALTH_OK" -ne 1 ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: API no pasó healthcheck."
+  echo "ERROR: API candidata no pasó healthcheck/version/database dentro del plazo."
+  [ ! -f "$BACKUP/health.json" ] || cat "$BACKUP/health.json"
   docker compose logs --tail=180 api
   false
 fi