diff --git a/harness/local-ci-pipeline.sh b/harness/local-ci-pipeline.sh
index 6eb6880..c231d1e 100755
--- a/harness/local-ci-pipeline.sh
+++ b/harness/local-ci-pipeline.sh
@@ -155,12 +155,16 @@ run_build() {
 run_smoke_test() {
   export GO_ENV="development"
   export MEV_BOT_ENCRYPTION_KEY="test_key_32_chars_minimum_length_required"
-  run_step "smoke-test" timeout 10s ./bin/mev-bot start || {
-    if [[ $? -eq 124 ]]; then
-      log "✅ Smoke test passed (timeout expected)"
+  run_step "smoke-test" timeout 30s ./bin/mev-bot start || {
+    local exit_code=$?
+    if [[ $exit_code -eq 124 ]]; then
+      log "✅ Smoke test passed (timeout expected after 30s)"
+      return 0
+    elif [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
+      log "✅ Smoke test passed"
       return 0
     else
-      log "❌ Smoke test failed"
+      log "❌ Smoke test failed with exit code $exit_code"
       return 1
     fi
   }