diff --git a/test/s3tables/catalog/test_rest_catalog.py b/test/s3tables/catalog/test_rest_catalog.py
index b07ad30e4..117af36df 100644
--- a/test/s3tables/catalog/test_rest_catalog.py
+++ b/test/s3tables/catalog/test_rest_catalog.py
@@ -188,16 +188,30 @@ def main():
     print(f"Prefix: {args.prefix}")
     print()
     
-    # Load the REST catalog
-    catalog = load_catalog(
-        "rest",
-        **{
-            "type": "rest",
-            "uri": args.catalog_url,
-            "warehouse": args.warehouse,
-            "prefix": args.prefix,
-        }
-    )
+    # Load the REST catalog with retries to handle possible delay in catalog server readiness
+    import time
+    max_retries = 10
+    catalog = None
+    for attempt in range(max_retries):
+        try:
+            catalog = load_catalog(
+                "rest",
+                **{
+                    "type": "rest",
+                    "uri": args.catalog_url,
+                    "warehouse": args.warehouse,
+                    "prefix": args.prefix,
+                }
+            )
+            print(f"Successfully connected to catalog on attempt {attempt + 1}")
+            break
+        except Exception as e:
+            if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                print(f"  Attempt {attempt + 1} failed, retrying in 2s... ({e})")
+                time.sleep(2)
+            else:
+                print(f"  All {max_retries} attempts failed.")
+                raise e
     
     # Run tests
     tests = [
diff --git a/weed/command/mini.go b/weed/command/mini.go
index 48308cc9b..956872de6 100644
--- a/weed/command/mini.go
+++ b/weed/command/mini.go
@@ -888,9 +888,12 @@ func startMiniServices(miniWhiteList []string, allServicesReady chan struct{}) {
 		}, *miniWebDavOptions.port)
 	}
 
-	// Wait for both S3 and WebDAV to be ready
+	// Wait for services to be ready
 	if *miniEnableS3 {
 		waitForServiceReady("S3", *miniS3Options.port, bindIp)
+		if miniS3Options.portIceberg != nil && *miniS3Options.portIceberg > 0 {
+			waitForServiceReady("Iceberg", *miniS3Options.portIceberg, bindIp)
+		}
 	}
 	if *miniEnableWebDAV {
 		waitForServiceReady("WebDAV", *miniWebDavOptions.port, bindIp)
@@ -909,6 +912,7 @@ func startMiniService(name string, fn func(), port int) {
 // waitForServiceReady pings the service HTTP endpoint to check if it's ready to accept connections
 func waitForServiceReady(name string, port int, bindIp string) {
 	address := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", bindIp, port)
+	healthAddr := getHealthCheckAddr(address)
 	maxAttempts := 30 // 30 * 200ms = 6 seconds max wait
 	attempt := 0
 	client := &http.Client{
@@ -916,7 +920,7 @@ func waitForServiceReady(name string, port int, bindIp string) {
 	}
 
 	for attempt < maxAttempts {
-		resp, err := client.Get(address)
+		resp, err := client.Get(healthAddr)
 		if err == nil {
 			resp.Body.Close()
 			glog.Infof("%s service is ready at %s", name, address)
@@ -1022,7 +1026,7 @@ func startMiniAdminWithWorker(allServicesReady chan struct{}) {
 
 // waitForAdminServerReady pings the admin server HTTP endpoint to check if it's ready
 func waitForAdminServerReady(adminAddr string) error {
-	healthAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s/health", adminAddr)
+	healthAddr := getHealthCheckAddr(fmt.Sprintf("%s/health", adminAddr))
 	maxAttempts := 60 // 60 * 500ms = 30 seconds max wait
 	attempt := 0
 	client := &http.Client{
@@ -1033,7 +1037,7 @@ func waitForAdminServerReady(adminAddr string) error {
 		resp, err := client.Get(healthAddr)
 		if err == nil {
 			resp.Body.Close()
-			glog.V(1).Infof("Admin server is ready at %s", adminAddr)
+			glog.Infof("Admin server is ready at %s", adminAddr)
 			return nil
 		}
 		attempt++
@@ -1042,6 +1046,12 @@ func waitForAdminServerReady(adminAddr string) error {
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("admin server did not become ready at %s after %d attempts", adminAddr, maxAttempts)
 }
+func getHealthCheckAddr(addr string) string {
+	if strings.Contains(addr, "://0.0.0.0:") {
+		return strings.Replace(addr, "://0.0.0.0:", "://127.0.0.1:", 1)
+	}
+	return addr
+}
 
 // waitForWorkerReady polls the worker's gRPC port to ensure the worker has fully initialized
 func waitForWorkerReady(workerGrpcAddr string) {