diff --git a/wfe-kubernetes/src/logs.rs b/wfe-kubernetes/src/logs.rs
index e4a6642..768be5c 100644
--- a/wfe-kubernetes/src/logs.rs
+++ b/wfe-kubernetes/src/logs.rs
@@ -83,17 +83,11 @@ pub async fn wait_for_pod_running(
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    if let Some(conditions) = &status.conditions {
-                        for cond in conditions {
-                            if cond.type_ == "PodScheduled" && cond.status == "False" {
-                                if let Some(ref msg) = cond.message {
-                                    return Err(WfeError::StepExecution(format!(
-                                        "pod '{pod_name}' scheduling failed: {msg}"
-                                    )));
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
+                    // Note: we intentionally do NOT treat PodScheduled=False
+                    // as a fatal error here. Transient scheduling failures
+                    // (e.g. "unbound PersistentVolumeClaims") resolve once
+                    // the storage provisioner finishes. Let the timeout
+                    // handle genuinely stuck pods instead of failing early.
                 }
             }
             Err(kube::Error::Api(err)) if err.code == 404 => {}
diff --git a/wfe-kubernetes/src/pvc.rs b/wfe-kubernetes/src/pvc.rs
index f8f2ca7..c2472c3 100644
--- a/wfe-kubernetes/src/pvc.rs
+++ b/wfe-kubernetes/src/pvc.rs
@@ -76,13 +76,35 @@ pub async fn ensure_shared_volume_pvc(
     };
 
     match api.create(&PostParams::default(), &pvc).await {
-        Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+        Ok(_) => {}
         // Another step created it between our get and create — also fine.
-        Err(kube::Error::Api(err)) if err.code == 409 => Ok(()),
-        Err(e) => Err(WfeError::StepExecution(format!(
-            "failed to create shared-volume PVC '{name}' in '{namespace}': {e}"
-        ))),
+        Err(kube::Error::Api(err)) if err.code == 409 => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            return Err(WfeError::StepExecution(format!(
+                "failed to create shared-volume PVC '{name}' in '{namespace}': {e}"
+            )));
+        }
     }
+
+    // Wait for the PVC to be bound before returning. Storage provisioners
+    // (e.g. Longhorn) need a few seconds to create and attach the volume.
+    // If we return immediately the Job's pod is created while the PVC is
+    // still Pending, and the scheduler rejects it with "unbound immediate
+    // PersistentVolumeClaims".
+    for _ in 0..60 {
+        if let Ok(pvc) = api.get(name).await {
+            if let Some(status) = &pvc.status {
+                if status.phase.as_deref() == Some("Bound") {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    }
+
+    Err(WfeError::StepExecution(format!(
+        "shared-volume PVC '{name}' in '{namespace}' was not bound within 120s"
+    )))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]