diff --git a/fix_gcc.sh b/fix_gcc.sh
index 141cd66..546f5de 100644
--- a/fix_gcc.sh
+++ b/fix_gcc.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ is_container_running() {
 # 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}" /bin/sh -c "exit" &> /dev/null; do
+    while [ "$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Running}}' "${CONTAINER_NAME}")" != "true" ]; do
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Container ${CONTAINER_NAME} is now up."