diff --git a/wallarm-deploy-ct.sh b/wallarm-deploy-ct.sh
index 98660b1..9855d6e 100644
--- a/wallarm-deploy-ct.sh
+++ b/wallarm-deploy-ct.sh
@@ -24,27 +24,45 @@ echo -e "${BLUE}====================================================${NC}"
 check_connectivity() {
     echo -e "\n${YELLOW}[1/5] Testing Cloud & Registry Connectivity...${NC}"
     
+    # 1. Cloud Selection
     read -p "  Wallarm Cloud (US/EU) [US]: " CLOUD_SEL
-    CLOUD_SEL=${CLOUD_SEL^^}; CLOUD_SEL=${CLOUD_SEL:-US}
+    CLOUD_SEL=${CLOUD_SEL^^}
+    CLOUD_SEL=${CLOUD_SEL:-US}
     
     local nodes_to_test=("${US_DATA_NODES[@]}")
     [[ "$CLOUD_SEL" == "EU" ]] && nodes_to_test=("${EU_DATA_NODES[@]}")
 
+    # 2. Test Wallarm API Endpoints
+    echo "  Testing $CLOUD_SEL Cloud Endpoints..."
     for node in "${nodes_to_test[@]}"; do
         if curl -skI --connect-timeout 5 "https://$node" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo -e "  ${GREEN}[PASS]${NC} Reached $node"
+            echo -e "    ${GREEN}[PASS]${NC} Reached $node"
         else
-            echo -e "  ${RED}[FAIL]${NC} Cannot reach $node (Check Firewall/Proxy)"
+            echo -e "    ${RED}[FAIL]${NC} Cannot reach $node (Check Firewall/Proxy)"
         fi
     done
     
     API_HOST=$([[ "$CLOUD_SEL" == "EU" ]] && echo "api.wallarm.com" || echo "us1.api.wallarm.com")
 
-    # Check Registry for Pull Capability
-    REGISTRY_REACHABLE=true
-    if ! curl -skI --connect-timeout 5 "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # 3. Improved Docker Registry Check (Accepting 401 as 'Reachable')
+    echo -n "  Testing Docker Hub Registry Path... "
+    
+    # Capture the HTTP Status code specifically
+    REGISTRY_STATUS=$(curl -skI --connect-timeout 5 -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "https://registry-1.docker.io/v2/")
+
+    # 401 (Unauthorized) is the expected response from Docker Hub V2 API for unauthenticated probes
+    if [[ "$REGISTRY_STATUS" == "200" || "$REGISTRY_STATUS" == "401" ]]; then
+        REGISTRY_REACHABLE=true
+        echo -e "${GREEN}REACHABLE${NC} (Status: $REGISTRY_STATUS)"
+    else
         REGISTRY_REACHABLE=false
-        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} Docker Hub unreachable. Will look for local .tar image."
+        echo -e "${RED}BLOCKED/OFFLINE${NC} (Status: $REGISTRY_STATUS)"
+        echo -e "  ${YELLOW}i${NC} Falling back to local image check..."
+        
+        if ! ls *.tar >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo -e "  ${RED}✗ FATAL: Registry unreachable and no local .tar image found.${NC}"
+            exit 1
+        fi
     fi
 }