diff --git a/scripts/airgap-push.sh b/scripts/airgap-push.sh
index 393833114..0f894c364 100755
--- a/scripts/airgap-push.sh
+++ b/scripts/airgap-push.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,29 @@ HELP=""
 EXTENSION_TARBALL_PREFIX="hmc-extension-images"
 WORK_DIR="$(pwd)/hmc-airgap"
 
+# Print the help message
+function print_help() {
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "  airgap-push.sh [OPTIONS]"
+    echo "Ensure repositories are logged into via 'helm' and 'docker' before running this script."
+    echo "Options:"
+    echo "  -h, --help"
+    echo "    Print this help message"
+    echo "  -r, --image-repo (required)"
+    echo "    The image repo to push the images to"
+    echo "  -c, --chart-repo (required)"
+    echo "    The repository to push the Helm charts to, for OCI prefix use oci://"
+    echo "  -i, --insecure-registry"
+    echo "    Use insecure registry for pushing Helm charts"
+    echo "  -a, --airgap-bundle (required)"
+    echo "    The path to the airgap bundle"
+}
+
+function ctrl_c() {
+        echo "Caught CTRL-C, exiting..."
+        exit 1
+}
+
 trap ctrl_c INT
 
 # Parse the options
@@ -45,6 +68,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             shift
             shift
             ;;
+        -i|--insecure-registry)
+            INSECURE_REGISTRY="true"
+            shift
+            ;;
         -a|--airgap-bundle)
             AIRGAP_BUNDLE="$2"
             shift
@@ -52,31 +79,12 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             ;;
         *)
             echo "Unknown option: $1"
+            print_help
             exit 1
             ;;
     esac
 done
 
-# Print the help message
-function print_help() {
-    echo "Usage:"
-    echo "  airgap-push.sh [OPTIONS]"
-    echo "Ensure repositories are logged into via 'helm' and 'docker' before running this script."
-    echo "Options:"
-    echo "  -h, --help"
-    echo "    Print this help message"
-    echo "  -r, --image-repo (required)"
-    echo "    The image repo to push the images to"
-    echo "  -c, --chart-repo (required)"
-    echo "    The repository to push the Helm charts to, for OCI prefix use oci://"
-    echo "  -a, --airgap-bundle (required)"
-    echo "    The path to the airgap bundle"
-}
-
-function ctrl_c() {
-        echo "Caught CTRL-C, exiting..."
-        exit 1
-}
 
 if [ ! -z "$HELP" ]; then
     print_help
@@ -106,6 +114,11 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ ! $(command -v jq) ]; then
+    echo "'jq' could not be found, install 'jq' to continue"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 mkdir -p ${WORK_DIR}
 
 # Extract extension images from the airgap bundle.
@@ -157,7 +170,7 @@ for image in $(cat ${WORK_DIR}/repositories | jq -r 'to_entries[] | .key'); do
 done
 
 # Extract all of the Helm charts from the airgap bundle.
-echo "Extracting Helm charts from the airgap bundle..."
+echo "Extracting Helm charts from airgap bundle: ${AIRGAP_BUNDLE}..."
 tar -C ${WORK_DIR} -xf ${AIRGAP_BUNDLE} "charts"
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to extract Helm charts from the airgap bundle"
@@ -166,8 +179,12 @@ fi
 
 # Next, use Helm to push the charts to the given chart repository.
 echo "Pushing Helm charts to ${CHART_REPO}..."
+if [ ! -z "$INSECURE_REGISTRY" ]; then
+    insecure_registry_flag="--insecure-skip-tls-verify"
+fi
+
 for chart in $(find ${WORK_DIR}/charts -name "*.tgz"); do
-    helm push ${chart} ${CHART_REPO}
+    helm push ${insecure_registry_flag} ${chart} ${CHART_REPO}
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo "Failed to push Helm chart: ${chart}"
         exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/bundle-images.sh b/scripts/bundle-images.sh
index 647d54f54..1eb7afaea 100755
--- a/scripts/bundle-images.sh
+++ b/scripts/bundle-images.sh
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ do
 
     wait_for_deploy_exist "$LABEL_KEY=$label_value"
 
-    ${KUBECTL} wait --for condition=available --timeout=2m deploy -l ${LABEL_KEY}=${label_value} -n ${NAMESPACE}
+    ${KUBECTL} wait --for condition=available --timeout=10m deploy -l ${LABEL_KEY}=${label_value} -n ${NAMESPACE}
     if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
-        echo "Error: Cannot wait for Deployment: Deployment with ${LABEL_KEY}=${label_value} label not found"
+        echo "Error: Timed out waiting for available Deployment with ${LABEL_KEY}=${label_value} label"
         exit 1
     fi
 done