diff --git a/scripts/netcore/install.sh b/scripts/netcore/install.sh
index 436f333..6d0f587 100644
--- a/scripts/netcore/install.sh
+++ b/scripts/netcore/install.sh
@@ -129,9 +129,15 @@ for label in "$CORE_LABEL" "$CTL_LABEL"; do
   launchctl bootstrap system "/Library/LaunchDaemons/$label.plist" 2>/dev/null || launchctl kickstart -k "system/$label"
 done
 
+# Services take a moment to start: wait up to 10 s before judging.
+running() {
+  launchctl print "system/$CORE_LABEL" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'state = running' &&
+  launchctl print "system/$CTL_LABEL" 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'state = running' &&
+  [ -S /var/run/brov-netctl.sock ]
+}
 i=0
-until [ -S /var/run/brov-netctl.sock ] || [ $i -ge 20 ]; do sleep 0.5; i=$((i+1)); done
-if launchctl print "system/$CORE_LABEL" | grep -q 'state = running' && [ -S /var/run/brov-netctl.sock ]; then
+until running || [ $i -ge 20 ]; do sleep 0.5; i=$((i+1)); done
+if running; then
   echo "✓ Ядро и помощник работают."
 else
   echo "⚠ Что-то не поднялось. Логи: /Library/Logs/BroV/"