diff --git a/lb2.py b/lb2.py
index c58ac06..d463e2c 100644
--- a/lb2.py
+++ b/lb2.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ def main():
     # Create EC2 instances
     print("Creating EC2 instances...")
     instance_ids = create_ec2_instances(ec2_client, launch_template_id, subnet_id_1)
+    wait_for_instances_to_run(ec2_client, instance_ids)
 
     # Create Load Balancer Listener
     print("Creating Load Balancer Listener...")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a159952..ba8a434 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 boto3
 python-dotenv
-paramiko
\ No newline at end of file
+paramiko
+requests
\ No newline at end of file