diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 1ebfdaf..925f003 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -279,17 +279,23 @@ EOF
     # First call — fresh cookie jar, retry until we get a valid CSRF
     rm -f "$COOKIE_JAR"
     CSRF=""
-    for i in $(seq 1 10); do
+    for i in $(seq 1 15); do
         CSRF=$(fetch_csrf)
-        if [ -n "$CSRF" ]; then
+        if [ -n "$CSRF" ] && [ ${#CSRF} -gt 10 ]; then
             break
         fi
-        echo "  Waiting for Zoraxy to be ready... ($i/10)"
-        sleep 3
+        echo "  Waiting for Zoraxy to be ready... ($i/15)"
+        sleep 2
     done
 
-    # Try API registration first, fall back to BoltDB direct write
-    if [ -n "$CSRF" ]; then
+    if [ -z "$CSRF" ] || [ ${#CSRF} -lt 10 ]; then
+        echo "  [WARN] Could not get valid CSRF — page response:"
+        curl -s -c "$COOKIE_JAR" http://127.0.0.1:8000/login.html | head -c 300
+        echo ""
+    fi
+
+    # Try API registration
+    if [ -n "$CSRF" ] && [ ${#CSRF} -gt 10 ]; then
         ADMIN_CREATE=$(curl -s -c "$COOKIE_JAR" -b "$COOKIE_JAR" -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/auth/register" \
             -H "X-CSRF-Token: ${CSRF}" \
             -d "username=${ADMIN_USERNAME:-master}" \
@@ -297,19 +303,7 @@ EOF
         if echo "$ADMIN_CREATE" | grep -qi '"success"\|"ok"\|"registered'; then
             echo "  [OK] Admin account created: $ADMIN_USERNAME"
         else
-            echo "  [INFO] API registration: $ADMIN_CREATE — trying BoltDB fallback"
-            CSRF=""  # Force fallback
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    # BoltDB fallback: write admin directly if API failed
-    if [ -z "$CSRF" ] && [ -f "$TOOL_BIN" ]; then
-        echo "  Creating admin via BoltDB..."
-        SYS_DB="$TARGET_DIR/data/zoraxy/sys.db"
-        if [ -f "$SYS_DB" ]; then
-            "$TOOL_BIN" db --db "$SYS_DB" \
-                --set "system:admin:{\"username\":\"${ADMIN_USERNAME:-master}\"}" 2>&1 || true
-            echo "  [OK] Admin written to BoltDB"
+            echo "  [INFO] API registration: $ADMIN_CREATE"
         fi
     fi