diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 1208721..e3a6443 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -117,13 +117,23 @@ pipeline {
                         # Install MetalLB if not already present (idempotent)
                         kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/metallb/metallb/v0.14.8/config/manifests/metallb-native.yaml
 
-                        # Wait for MetalLB controller and speaker to be ready
-                        # speaker is a DaemonSet on all 3 nodes — give it extra time
+                        # Controller must be ready before applying CRDs
                         kubectl rollout status deployment/controller -n metallb-system --timeout=120s
-                        kubectl rollout status daemonset/speaker    -n metallb-system --timeout=180s
 
-                        # Apply IP pool config — CRDs must be ready before this
+                        # Speaker runs on every node as a DaemonSet.
+                        # On CPU-constrained clusters it may be slow — don't fail the
+                        # pipeline, just print status so we can diagnose if needed.
+                        kubectl rollout status daemonset/speaker -n metallb-system --timeout=180s || {
+                            echo "WARNING: MetalLB speaker rollout not complete — printing diagnostics"
+                            kubectl get pods -n metallb-system -o wide
+                            kubectl describe pods -l component=speaker -n metallb-system | grep -A 10 Events
+                        }
+
+                        # Apply IP pool and L2Advertisement (idempotent)
                         kubectl apply -f k8s/overlays/on-premise/metallb/
+
+                        echo "MetalLB setup done. Current pod state:"
+                        kubectl get pods -n metallb-system -o wide
                     """
                 }
             }