diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index a4ade73..bb27655 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,21 @@ echo $WEB_URL
 # Add Heroku Postgres add-on
 heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql:essential-0 --app $APP_NAME
 
-echo echo $DATABASE_URL
+
+while true; do
+  ADDON_STATUS=$(heroku addons:info heroku-postgresql --app $APP_NAME | grep 'State:' | awk '{print $2}')
+  echo "Postgres add-on state: $ADDON_STATUS"
+
+  if [ "$ADDON_STATUS" == "created" ]; then
+    echo "Heroku Postgres add-on is ready!"
+    break
+  fi
+
+  echo "Waiting for Postgres add-on to be ready..."
+  sleep 5
+done
+
+echo $DATABASE_URL
 # Push to Heroku
 heroku git:remote --app $APP_NAME
 git add .