diff --git a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/runtime/DeploymentSnapshotIT.java b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/runtime/DeploymentSnapshotIT.java
index 3c4d607a..91d8c476 100644
--- a/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/runtime/DeploymentSnapshotIT.java
+++ b/cameleer-server-app/src/test/java/com/cameleer/server/app/runtime/DeploymentSnapshotIT.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpEntity;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.test.context.TestPropertySource;
 import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
 import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
 
@@ -34,8 +35,10 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 /**
  * Verifies that DeploymentExecutor writes DeploymentConfigSnapshot on successful
- * RUNNING transition and does NOT write it on a FAILED path.
+ * RUNNING transition and does NOT write it on a FAILED path (both the
+ * startContainer-throws path and the health-check-fails path).
  */
+@TestPropertySource(properties = "cameleer.server.runtime.healthchecktimeout=2")
 class DeploymentSnapshotIT extends AbstractPostgresIT {
 
     @MockBean
@@ -189,6 +192,53 @@ class DeploymentSnapshotIT extends AbstractPostgresIT {
         assertThat(failed.deployedConfigSnapshot()).isNull();
     }
 
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // Test 3: snapshot is NOT populated when the health check never passes.
+    // This exercises the early-exit path in DeploymentExecutor (line ~231) —
+    // startContainer succeeds, but no replica ever reports healthy, so
+    // waitForAnyHealthy returns 0 before the snapshot-write point.
+    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @Test
+    void snapshot_isNotPopulated_whenHealthCheckFails() throws Exception {
+        // --- given: container starts but never becomes healthy ---
+        String fakeContainerId = "fake-unhealthy-" + UUID.randomUUID();
+
+        when(runtimeOrchestrator.isEnabled()).thenReturn(true);
+        when(runtimeOrchestrator.startContainer(any())).thenReturn(fakeContainerId);
+        when(runtimeOrchestrator.getContainerStatus(fakeContainerId))
+                .thenReturn(new ContainerStatus("starting", true, 0, null));
+
+        String appSlug = "snap-unhealthy-" + UUID.randomUUID().toString().substring(0, 8);
+        post("/api/v1/environments/default/apps", String.format("""
+                {"slug": "%s", "displayName": "Snapshot Unhealthy App"}
+                """, appSlug), operatorJwt);
+        put("/api/v1/environments/default/apps/" + appSlug + "/container-config",
+                """
+                {"runtimeType": "spring-boot", "appPort": 8081}
+                """, operatorJwt);
+        String versionId = uploadJar(appSlug, ("fake-jar-unhealthy-" + appSlug).getBytes());
+
+        // --- when: trigger deploy ---
+        JsonNode deployResponse = post(
+                "/api/v1/environments/default/apps/" + appSlug + "/deployments",
+                String.format("{\"appVersionId\": \"%s\"}", versionId), operatorJwt);
+        String deploymentId = deployResponse.path("id").asText();
+
+        // --- await FAILED (healthchecktimeout overridden to 2s in @TestPropertySource) ---
+        await().atMost(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .pollInterval(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+                .untilAsserted(() -> {
+                    Deployment d = deploymentRepository.findById(UUID.fromString(deploymentId))
+                            .orElseThrow(() -> new AssertionError("Deployment not found: " + deploymentId));
+                    assertThat(d.status()).isEqualTo(DeploymentStatus.FAILED);
+                });
+
+        // --- then: snapshot is null (snapshot-write is gated behind health check) ---
+        Deployment failed = deploymentRepository.findById(UUID.fromString(deploymentId)).orElseThrow();
+        assertThat(failed.deployedConfigSnapshot()).isNull();
+    }
+
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------