diff --git a/cluster4npu_ui/ui/dialogs/deployment.py b/cluster4npu_ui/ui/dialogs/deployment.py
index 42039f9..ad19db8 100644
--- a/cluster4npu_ui/ui/dialogs/deployment.py
+++ b/cluster4npu_ui/ui/dialogs/deployment.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import sys
 import json
 import threading
 import traceback
+import time
 from typing import Dict, Any, List, Optional
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QDialog, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QTextEdit, QPushButton,
@@ -147,6 +148,20 @@ class DeploymentWorker(QThread):
                     self.result_updated.emit(result_dict)
                 
                 self.orchestrator.set_result_callback(combined_result_callback)
+                
+                # Test emit a sample result to verify GUI connection
+                test_result = {
+                    'pipeline_id': 'test_pipeline',
+                    'timestamp': time.time(),
+                    'stage_results': {
+                        'test_stage': (-0.5, 'Test Result')
+                    },
+                    'metadata': {}
+                }
+                print("🔍 DEBUG: Emitting test result to verify GUI connection")
+                self.result_updated.emit(test_result)
+                self.terminal_output.emit("🧪 TEST: This is a test terminal message")
+                
                 self.orchestrator.start()
                 
                 self.progress_updated.emit(100, "Pipeline deployed successfully!")
@@ -660,6 +675,9 @@ Stage Configurations:
         self.deployment_worker.result_updated.connect(self.update_inference_results)
         self.deployment_worker.terminal_output.connect(self.update_terminal_output)
         
+        # Test the signal connections
+        print("🔍 DEBUG: Signal connections established")
+        
         self.deployment_worker.start()
     
     def stop_deployment(self):