diff --git a/homelab/fighter/scripts/startup.sh b/homelab/fighter/scripts/startup.sh
index ba43b420..c58a366b 100644
--- a/homelab/fighter/scripts/startup.sh
+++ b/homelab/fighter/scripts/startup.sh
@@ -3,25 +3,32 @@
 # Check for network mounted devices
 # NAS SMB
 if ! mount -t cifs | grep -q '/mnt/nas'; then
-    echo "NAS SMB shares not mounted"
+    echo "  ==== NAS SMB shares not mounted"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # NAS iSCSI
 if ! sudo iscsiadm -m session | grep -q 'iqn.2020-03.net.jafner:fighter'; then 
-    echo "NAS iSCSI share not mounted"
-    exit 1
+    echo "  ==== NAS iSCSI session not connected"
+    if ! mount -t ext4 | grep -q '/mnt/iscsi'; then
+        echo "  ==== /mnt/iscsi not mounted"
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 for stack in /home/admin/homelab/fighter/config/*; do
     cd $stack 
+    if ! docker compose config; then 
+        echo "  ==== Invalid compose config: $stack"
+    fi
+    echo "  ==== Bringing up $stack"
     docker compose up -d 
     cd /home/admin/homelab/fighter/config/
 done
 
 # extra thing because my keycloak healthcheck doesn't work properly
 
-echo "Wait 15s, then bring Keycloak forwardauth containers online"
+echo "  ==== Wait 15s, then bring Keycloak forwardauth containers online"
 cd /home/admin/homelab/fighter/config/keycloak
 sleep 15
 docker compose up -d
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