diff --git a/fix_gcc.sh b/fix_gcc.sh
index 3f47efe..201e141 100644
--- a/fix_gcc.sh
+++ b/fix_gcc.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ CONTAINER_NAME="lgsm-cs"
 
 # Function to check if the container is running
 is_container_running() {
-    [[ "$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "${CONTAINER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null)" == "true" ]]
+    docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "${CONTAINER_NAME}" 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+# Function to wait for the container to be fully up and running
+wait_for_container() {
+    echo "Waiting for container ${CONTAINER_NAME} to be fully up and running..."
+    while ! docker exec "${CONTAINER_NAME}" echo "Container is up" &>/dev/null; do
+        sleep 1
+    done
 }
 
 # Function to execute commands in the container
@@ -13,17 +21,11 @@ execute_in_container() {
     docker exec -d "${CONTAINER_NAME}" sh -c "$1"
 }
 
-# Ensure the container is running
-if ! is_container_running; then
+# Check if container is running
+if [ "$(is_container_running)" != "true" ]; then
     echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} is not running. Starting it..."
     docker start "${CONTAINER_NAME}"
-
-    # Wait for the container to be up
-    echo "Waiting for the container to be fully up..."
-    until is_container_running; do
-        sleep 1
-    done
-    echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} is now running."
+    wait_for_container
 fi
 
 # Moving and copying libstdc++.so.6