Refactored waiting for Vault process

script/vault-start.ps1

@@ -85,16 +85,28 @@ $env:VAULT_SKIP_VERIFY = "true"
 
 # Final check with vault status (with timeout)
 Write-Output "🕐 Performing final status check..."
-$statusCheck = Start-Process -FilePath ".\vault.exe" `
+$statusJob = Start-Job -ScriptBlock {
-    -ArgumentList "status" `
+    & ".\vault.exe" status
-    -PassThru `
+    return $LASTEXITCODE
-    -NoNewWindow `
+}
-    -Wait `
-    -TimeoutSec 10
 
-if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+# Wait for job with timeout
+$statusJob | Wait-Job -Timeout 10 | Out-Null
+
+if ($statusJob.State -eq "Running") {
+    Write-Output "Status check timed out after 10 seconds"
+    $statusJob | Stop-Job -Force
+    $statusResult = -1
+} else {
+    $statusResult = Receive-Job -Job $statusJob
+}
+
+$statusJob | Remove-Job -Force
+
+if ($statusResult -ne 0) {
     Write-Output "❌ Vault status check failed after startup"
-    Write-Output "❌ Status exit code: $LASTEXITCODE"
+    Write-Output "Status exit code: $statusResult"
+    Stop-Process -Id $vaultPid -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
     exit 1
 }