diff --git a/scripts/deployment/complete-config-ready-chains.sh b/scripts/deployment/complete-config-ready-chains.sh
index b471da0..dcbbed9 100755
--- a/scripts/deployment/complete-config-ready-chains.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/complete-config-ready-chains.sh
@@ -75,15 +75,34 @@ fi
 # If a selector is missing, bridge.calculateFee / ccipSend revert with CCIPRouter: chain not supported.
 CCIP_ROUTER="${CCIP_ROUTER:-}"
 
+# cast send often exits 0 even when the receipt shows status 0 (revert). Parse human receipt output.
+report_cast_send_result() {
+  local _out="$1"
+  if echo "$_out" | grep -qE 'status[[:space:]]+0[[:space:]]+\(failed\)'; then
+    log_warn "  On-chain revert (mined, status=0)"
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -qE 'status[[:space:]]+1[[:space:]]+\(success\)'; then
+    log_success "  OK (mined)"
+    [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -qiE 'Error:|revert|Failed|timeout|null response|invalid nonce'; then
+    log_warn "  RPC / client failure (non-fatal)"
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -q 'transactionHash'; then
+    log_success "  OK (submitted; verify receipt if status line missing)"
+    [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+  else
+    log_warn "  Ambiguous cast output (non-fatal)"
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  fi
+}
+
 run_or_echo() {
   if [[ "$DRY_RUN" = "1" ]]; then
     echo "  [DRY RUN] $*"
   else
-    # With set -e, _out=$(eval ...) would exit the whole script on failure; use if to absorb it.
     local _out
     if _out=$(eval "$*" 2>&1); then
-      log_success "  OK"
-      [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+      report_cast_send_result "$_out"
     else
       log_warn "  Failed (non-fatal)"
       echo "    $_out" >&2
diff --git a/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh b/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
index 61e23ba..6e6f455 100755
--- a/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
+++ b/scripts/deployment/fund-ccip-bridges-with-link.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,33 @@ parse_link_tags "$@"
 [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/../lib/infura.sh" ]] && source "$SCRIPT_DIR/../lib/infura.sh" 2>/dev/null || true
 [[ -n "${PRIVATE_KEY:-}" && ! "$PRIVATE_KEY" =~ ^0x ]] && PRIVATE_KEY="0x$PRIVATE_KEY"
 
+report_cast_send_result() {
+  local _out="$1"
+  if echo "$_out" | grep -qE 'status[[:space:]]+0[[:space:]]+\(failed\)'; then
+    echo "  On-chain revert (mined, status=0)" >&2
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -qE 'status[[:space:]]+1[[:space:]]+\(success\)'; then
+    echo "  OK (mined)"
+    [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -qiE 'Error:|revert|Failed|timeout|null response|invalid nonce'; then
+    echo "  RPC / client failure (non-fatal)" >&2
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  elif echo "$_out" | grep -q 'transactionHash'; then
+    echo "  OK (submitted)"
+    [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+  else
+    echo "  Ambiguous cast output (non-fatal)" >&2
+    echo "    $_out" >&2
+  fi
+}
+
 run_or_echo() {
   if [[ "${DRY_RUN:-0}" = "1" ]]; then
     echo "  [DRY RUN] $*"
   else
     local _out
     if _out=$(eval "$*" 2>&1); then
-      echo "  OK"
-      [[ -n "$_out" ]] && echo "    $_out"
+      report_cast_send_result "$_out"
     else
       echo "  Failed (non-fatal)" >&2
       echo "    $_out" >&2
@@ -76,7 +95,7 @@ if [[ -n "${RPC_URL_138:-}" && -n "${LINK_TOKEN_CHAIN138:-${LINK_TOKEN:-}}" ]];
   link="${link,,}"
   rpc=$(ensure_rpc "$RPC_URL_138")
   echo "Chain 138 (RPC: ${rpc%%\?*}...)"
-  _gas138="--legacy --gas-limit 250000 --gas-price 2000000000"
+  _gas138="--legacy --gas-limit 250000 --gas-price 2000000000 --timeout 120"
   if [[ -n "${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138:-}" ]]; then
     if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
       run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${CCIPWETH9_BRIDGE_CHAIN138,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" $_gas138"
@@ -99,16 +118,17 @@ if [[ -n "${ETHEREUM_MAINNET_RPC:-}" && -n "${MAINNET_LINK_TOKEN:-${CCIP_ETH_LIN
   link="${MAINNET_LINK_TOKEN:-$CCIP_ETH_LINK_TOKEN}"
   rpc=$(ensure_rpc "$ETHEREUM_MAINNET_RPC")
   echo "Ethereum Mainnet"
+  _pub_timeout="--timeout 300 --rpc-timeout 120"
   if [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE:-}" ]]; then
     if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH9_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
     else
       print_skip "ETH/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "${MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE:-}" ]]; then
     if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy"
+      run_or_echo "cast send $link \"transfer(address,uint256)\" $MAINNET_CCIP_WETH10_BRIDGE $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout"
     else
       print_skip "ETH/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
     fi
@@ -142,16 +162,17 @@ for label in BSC POLYGON BASE OPTIMISM ARBITRUM AVALANCHE CRONOS GNOSIS CELO WEM
   [[ -z "$addr9" && -z "$addr10" ]] && continue
 
   echo "$label"
+  _pub_timeout_loop="--timeout 300 --rpc-timeout 120"
   if [[ -n "$addr9" ]]; then
     if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr9,,}  $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy"
+      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr9,,}  $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
     else
       print_skip "$label/WETH9" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
     fi
   fi
   if [[ -n "$addr10" ]]; then
     if has_sufficient_link "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"; then
-      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr10,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy"
+      run_or_echo "cast send ${link,,} \"transfer(address,uint256)\" ${addr10,,} $LINK_AMOUNT_WEI --rpc-url \"$rpc\" --private-key \"\$PRIVATE_KEY\" --legacy $_pub_timeout_loop"
     else
       print_skip "$label/WETH10" "$link" "$DEPLOYER_ADDR" "$rpc" "$LINK_AMOUNT_WEI"
     fi