diff --git a/framework/components/dockercompose/.changeset/v0.1.8.md b/framework/components/dockercompose/.changeset/v0.1.8.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01c4ee2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/components/dockercompose/.changeset/v0.1.8.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Wait for Red Panda Admin API to be up and running in ready checks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/framework/components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/chip_ingress.go b/framework/components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/chip_ingress.go
index 3b7225cd5..e8289de13 100644
--- a/framework/components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/chip_ingress.go
+++ b/framework/components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/chip_ingress.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func New(in *Input) (*Output, error) {
 			wait.ForListeningPort(DEFAULT_RED_PANDA_KAFKA_PORT).WithPollInterval(100*time.Millisecond),
 			wait.NewHostPortStrategy(DEFAULT_RED_PANDA_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_PORT).WithPollInterval(100*time.Millisecond),
 			wait.NewHostPortStrategy(DEFAULT_RED_PANDA_KAFKA_PORT).WithPollInterval(100*time.Millisecond),
+			wait.ForHTTP("/v1/status/ready").WithPort("9644"), // admin API port
 		).WithDeadline(2*time.Minute),
 	).WaitForService(DEFAULT_RED_PANDA_CONSOLE_SERVICE_NAME,
 		wait.ForAll(
diff --git a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip.toml b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip.toml
index e379e66b3..365f244f2 100644
--- a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip.toml
+++ b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [chip_ingress]
-  compose_file='../../components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/docker-compose.yml'
\ No newline at end of file
+  compose_file='file://../../components/dockercompose/chip_ingress_set/docker-compose.yml'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip_ingress_test.go b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip_ingress_test.go
index 6238f9785..cd6288599 100644
--- a/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip_ingress_test.go
+++ b/framework/examples/myproject/smoke_chip_ingress_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ChipConfig struct {
 
 // use config file: smoke_chip.toml
 func TestChipIngressSmoke(t *testing.T) {
-	// t.Skip("skipping smoke test until we have a way to fetch Chip Ingress image")
+	t.Skip("skipping smoke test until we have a way to fetch Chip Ingress image")
 	os.Setenv("CTF_CONFIGS", "smoke_chip.toml")
 	in, err := framework.Load[ChipConfig](t)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to load config")
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func TestChipIngressSmoke(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("local protos can be registered", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Skip("we can only one run of these nested at a time, because they register the same protos")
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 		defer cancel()