diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 5f62f26..5763713 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ def die(msg):
     print(f"ERROR: {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
+def warn(msg):
+    print(f"WARN: {msg}", file=sys.stderr)
+
 c = configparser.ConfigParser()
 c.read(sys.argv[1])
 g = c["Global"] if "Global" in c else {}
@@ -44,16 +47,19 @@ try:
     provisioner = sc.get("provisioner", "")
     params = sc.get("parameters", {})
     disk_type = params.get("type", "")
-    
-    if provisioner != "pd.csi.storage.gke.io":
-        die(f"storage-class configuration error: StorageClass '{sc_name}' must use provisioner 'pd.csi.storage.gke.io', but uses '{provisioner}'.")
-    
-    if disk_type != "pd-standard":
-        die(f"storage-class configuration error: StorageClass '{sc_name}' must use parameters.type 'pd-standard', but uses '{disk_type}'.")
-    
-    print(f"Verified live Supabase StorageClass '{sc_name}' (type: {disk_type}).", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    if provisioner == "pd.csi.storage.gke.io" and disk_type == "pd-standard":
+        print(f"Verified live Supabase StorageClass '{sc_name}' (type: {disk_type}).", file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        warn(
+            f"storage-class preflight advisory: StorageClass '{sc_name}' is present but not the expected GKE pd-standard class "
+            f"(provisioner='{provisioner}', type='{disk_type}'). Supabase deploy will reconcile it."
+        )
 except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-    die(f"storage-class configuration error: Required StorageClass '{sc_name}' does not exist on cluster '{ctx}'.")
+    warn(
+        f"storage-class preflight advisory: StorageClass '{sc_name}' does not exist on cluster '{ctx}'. "
+        "Supabase deploy will create/reconcile it in this run."
+    )
 PY
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/test_repair_update_and_supabase_flags.py b/tests/test_repair_update_and_supabase_flags.py
index eae1c6a..7db5ba9 100644
--- a/tests/test_repair_update_and_supabase_flags.py
+++ b/tests/test_repair_update_and_supabase_flags.py
@@ -616,6 +616,15 @@ def test_supabase_deploy_runtime_constraint_cleanup_clears_topology_spread_const
     assert '"topologySpreadConstraints":null' in script
 
 
+def test_deploy_entrypoint_supabase_storageclass_preflight_is_advisory_not_blocking():
+    """Top-level deploy preflight must not hard-exit before Supabase can reconcile/create its GKE StorageClass."""
+    script = (REPO_ROOT / "deploy.sh").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert "storage-class preflight advisory" in script
+    assert "Supabase deploy will create/reconcile it in this run" in script
+    assert "Required StorageClass" not in script
+
+
 def test_init_gitlab_adds_noop_rerun_fast_path_guards():
     """GitLab init must include fast-path guards to skip heavy rerun work when operator/CR are unchanged."""
     script = (REPO_ROOT / "etc" / "init_gitlab.sh").read_text(encoding="utf-8")