diff --git a/cmd/logql-compliance-tester/setup.go b/cmd/logql-compliance-tester/setup.go
index 8a9dbed3..299452b3 100644
--- a/cmd/logql-compliance-tester/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/logql-compliance-tester/setup.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
@@ -23,21 +24,24 @@ func setup(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) (*lokicompliance.Comparer, error) {
 		cfg.ReferenceTarget,
 		cfg.TestTarget,
 	} {
-		raw := cfg.PushURL
-		if raw == "" {
-			raw = cfg.QueryURL
+		target := cfg.PushURL
+		if target == "" {
+			target = cfg.QueryURL
 		}
 
-		u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+		u, err := url.Parse(target)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "parse target %q", raw)
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "parse target %q", target)
 		}
 		if u.Path == "" {
 			u = u.JoinPath("loki", "api", "v1", "push")
 		}
-		raw = u.String()
+		target = u.String()
 
-		targets = append(targets, raw)
+		if err := waitForIngest(ctx, target, http.DefaultClient); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "wait for %q", target)
+		}
+		targets = append(targets, target)
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Generating logs",
@@ -70,20 +74,65 @@ func setup(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) (*lokicompliance.Comparer, error) {
 	return lokicompliance.New(refAPI, testAPI), nil
 }
 
+func waitForIngest(ctx context.Context, target string, client *http.Client) error {
+	check := func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, target, http.NoBody)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "create request")
+		}
+
+		resp, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			if cerr := ctx.Err(); cerr != nil {
+				return backoff.Permanent(cerr)
+			}
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "send")
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		}()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var (
+		log = zctx.From(ctx).With(zap.String("target", target))
+		b   = backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(
+			backoff.WithInitialInterval(5*time.Second),
+			backoff.WithMaxElapsedTime(time.Minute),
+		)
+	)
+	log.Info("Waiting for receiver")
+	if err := backoff.RetryNotify(
+		func() error {
+			return check(ctx)
+		},
+		b,
+		func(err error, d time.Duration) {
+			log.Debug("Retry ping request",
+				zap.Error(err),
+			)
+		},
+	); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("Receiver is ready")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func newLokiAPI(ctx context.Context, start, end time.Time, cfg lokicompliance.TargetConfig) (lokicompliance.LokiAPI, error) {
 	c, err := lokiapi.NewClient(cfg.QueryURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := waitForLoki(ctx, c, start, end, cfg); err != nil {
+	if err := waitForAPI(ctx, c, start, end, cfg); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "wait for loki")
 	}
 
 	return c, nil
 }
 
-func waitForLoki(ctx context.Context, c *lokiapi.Client, start, end time.Time, targetCfg lokicompliance.TargetConfig) error {
+func waitForAPI(ctx context.Context, c *lokiapi.Client, start, end time.Time, targetCfg lokicompliance.TargetConfig) error {
 	check := func(ctx context.Context) error {
 		q := targetCfg.ReadyQuery
 		if q == "" {
@@ -118,28 +167,25 @@ func waitForLoki(ctx context.Context, c *lokiapi.Client, start, end time.Time, t
 	}
 
 	var (
-		b = backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(
+		log = zctx.From(ctx).With(zap.String("target", targetCfg.QueryURL))
+		b   = backoff.NewExponentialBackOff(
 			backoff.WithInitialInterval(5*time.Second),
 			backoff.WithMaxElapsedTime(time.Minute),
 		)
-		log = zctx.From(ctx)
 	)
+	log.Info("Waiting for data and Query API")
 	if err := backoff.RetryNotify(
 		func() error {
 			return check(ctx)
 		},
 		b,
 		func(err error, d time.Duration) {
-			log.Debug("Retry ping request",
-				zap.String("target", targetCfg.QueryURL),
-				zap.Error(err),
-			)
+			log.Debug("Retry ping request", zap.Error(err))
 		},
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	log.Info("Target is ready", zap.String("target", targetCfg.QueryURL))
+	log.Info("Query API is ready")
 	return nil
 }