diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c42de5..d45c3e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ and extends them by:
 
 * Monitoring the deploy after it's started, and waiting until it's completed successfully
 * Exposing a v1 tag to allow easy tracking & referencing of the latest version
-* Adding a `timeout` option to fail if the container doesn't start in time
+* Adding a `timeout_seconds` option to fail if the container doesn't start in time
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ In your workflow use this action like so, filling in the arguments with your own
 | `registry_image_url` | The URL for the registry, image, and version to use in the container, e.g: `rg.fr-par.scw.cloud/example-registry/example-image:latest` | ✔️ | N/A |
 | `region` | Scaleway region ID (one of `fr-par`, `nl-ams`, `pl-waw`) | ❌ | fr-par |
 | `api_version` | The version of the API to compare against | ❌ | v1beta1 |
-| `timeout` | How long to wait (in minutes) for the container to become ready | ❌ | 2 |
+| `timeout_seconds` | How long to wait (in seconds) for the container to become ready | ❌ | 120 |
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index bac17e9..810e98c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ inputs:
       Scaleway region ID (one of `fr-par`, `nl-ams`, `pl-waw`).
     required: false
     default: 'fr-par'
-  timeout:
-    description: 'Timeout in minutes for the deployment'
+  timeout_seconds:
+    description: 'Timeout in seconds for the deployment'
     required: false
-    default: '2'
+    default: '120'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Update container with new image version
       shell: bash
-      run: >
+      run: |
         echo "Updating container image to ${{ inputs.registry_image_url }}"
         curl \
           --request PATCH \
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ runs:
           https://api.scaleway.com/containers/${{ inputs.api_version }}/regions/${{ inputs.region }}/containers/${{ inputs.container_id }}
     - name: Redeploy container
       shell: bash
-      run: >
+      run: |
         curl \
           --request POST \
           --header "X-Auth-Token:${{ inputs.secret_key }}" \
@@ -59,17 +59,25 @@ runs:
           https://api.scaleway.com/containers/${{ inputs.api_version }}/regions/${{ inputs.region }}/containers/${{ inputs.container_id }}/deploy
     - name: Wait for deploy to be successful
       shell: bash
-      timeout-minutes: ${{ inputs.timeout }}
-      run: >
-        echo "Waiting for container to report as ready..."
+      run: |
+        SECONDS=0
+        TIMEOUT=${{ inputs.timeout_seconds }}
+
+        echo "Waiting up to $TIMEOUT seconds for container to report as ready..."
         sleep 1
 
         while true; do
+          if [ $SECONDS -ge $TIMEOUT ]; then
+            echo "Deployment timed out after $TIMEOUT seconds"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
           container=$(curl --silent \
             --request GET \
             --header "X-Auth-Token:${{ inputs.secret_key }}" \
             https://api.scaleway.com/containers/${{ inputs.api_version }}/regions/${{ inputs.region }}/containers/${{ inputs.container_id }} \
           )
+
           status=$(echo $container | jq -r '.status')
           error_message=$(echo $container | jq -r '.error_message')
           echo "Container status: $status"