diff --git a/extensions/azurePublish/yarn.lock b/extensions/azurePublish/yarn.lock
index 520c14dbc1..53405bd92c 100644
--- a/extensions/azurePublish/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/azurePublish/yarn.lock
@@ -1145,6 +1145,11 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
   integrity sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=
 
+base64-js@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.3.1.tgz#58ece8cb75dd07e71ed08c736abc5fac4dbf8df1"
+  integrity sha512-mLQ4i2QO1ytvGWFWmcngKO//JXAQueZvwEKtjgQFM4jIK0kU+ytMfplL8j+n5mspOfjHwoAg+9yhb7BwAHm36g==
+
 bcrypt-pbkdf@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz#a4301d389b6a43f9b67ff3ca11a3f6637e360e9e"
@@ -2109,6 +2114,11 @@ hyperlinker@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hyperlinker/-/hyperlinker-1.0.0.tgz#23dc9e38a206b208ee49bc2d6c8ef47027df0c0e"
   integrity sha512-Ty8UblRWFEcfSuIaajM34LdPXIhbs1ajEX/BBPv24J+enSVaEVY63xQ6lTO9VRYS5LAoghIG0IDJ+p+IPzKUQQ==
 
+ieee754@^1.1.4:
+  version "1.1.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.1.13.tgz#ec168558e95aa181fd87d37f55c32bbcb6708b84"
+  integrity sha512-4vf7I2LYV/HaWerSo3XmlMkp5eZ83i+/CDluXi/IGTs/O1sejBNhTtnxzmRZfvOUqj7lZjqHkeTvpgSFDlWZTg==
+
 ignore@^5.1.1, ignore@^5.1.4:
   version "5.1.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ignore/-/ignore-5.1.8.tgz#f150a8b50a34289b33e22f5889abd4d8016f0e57"
diff --git a/extensions/localPublish/package.json b/extensions/localPublish/package.json
index 1619ffc4ec..555f81830c 100644
--- a/extensions/localPublish/package.json
+++ b/extensions/localPublish/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "path": "^0.12.7",
     "portfinder": "^1.0.26",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+    "tcp-port-used": "^1.0.1",
     "uuid": "^7.0.1"
   },
   "resolutions": {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^14.11.8",
+    "@types/tcp-port-used": "1.0.0",
     "ts-loader": "^8.0.9",
     "typescript": "^4.0.5",
     "webpack": "^5.4.0",
diff --git a/extensions/localPublish/src/index.ts b/extensions/localPublish/src/index.ts
index bbc0d08d7e..5c70938e90 100644
--- a/extensions/localPublish/src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/localPublish/src/index.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import archiver from 'archiver';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import AdmZip from 'adm-zip';
 import portfinder from 'portfinder';
+import * as tcpPortUsed from 'tcp-port-used';
 import { PublishPlugin, IExtensionRegistration } from '@botframework-composer/types';
 
 const stat = promisify(fs.stat);
@@ -350,15 +351,24 @@ class LocalPublisher implements PublishPlugin<PublishConfig> {
       } catch (err) {
         return reject(err);
       }
-      this.setBotStatus(botId, {
-        process: spawnProcess,
-        port: port,
-        status: 200,
-        result: { message: 'Runtime started' },
-      });
-      const processLog = this.composer.log.extend(spawnProcess.pid);
-      this.addListeners(spawnProcess, botId, processLog);
-      resolve();
+
+      // check if the port if ready for connecting, issue: https://github.com/microsoft/BotFramework-Composer/issues/3728
+      // retry every 500ms, timeout 10min
+      const retryTime = 500;
+      const timeOutTime = 600000;
+      tcpPortUsed.waitUntilUsedOnHost(port, '0.0.0.0', retryTime, timeOutTime).then(() => {
+        this.setBotStatus(botId, {
+          process: spawnProcess,
+          port: port,
+          status: 200,
+          result: { message: 'Runtime started' },
+        });
+        const processLog = this.composer.log.extend(spawnProcess.pid);
+        this.addListeners(spawnProcess, botId, processLog);
+        resolve();
+      }, (err) => {
+        reject(`Bot on localhost:${port} not working, error message: ${err.message}`)
+      })
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/extensions/localPublish/yarn.lock b/extensions/localPublish/yarn.lock
index 55c66f5e0f..309335f247 100644
--- a/extensions/localPublish/yarn.lock
+++ b/extensions/localPublish/yarn.lock
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@
     "@types/mime" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/tcp-port-used@1.0.0":
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://botbuilder.myget.org/F/botframework-cli/npm/@types/tcp-port-used/-/@types/tcp-port-used-1.0.0.tgz#2a7b674fe81580d7c205297e26594ee12d07100f"
+  integrity sha1-KntnT+gVgNfCBSl+JllO4S0HEA8=
+
 adm-zip@^0.4.14:
   version "0.4.16"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.16.tgz#cf4c508fdffab02c269cbc7f471a875f05570365"
@@ -192,6 +197,11 @@ balanced-match@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.0.tgz#89b4d199ab2bee49de164ea02b89ce462d71b767"
   integrity sha1-ibTRmasr7kneFk6gK4nORi1xt2c=
 
+base64-js@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/base64-js/-/base64-js-1.3.1.tgz#58ece8cb75dd07e71ed08c736abc5fac4dbf8df1"
+  integrity sha512-mLQ4i2QO1ytvGWFWmcngKO//JXAQueZvwEKtjgQFM4jIK0kU+ytMfplL8j+n5mspOfjHwoAg+9yhb7BwAHm36g==
+  
 big.js@^5.2.2:
   version "5.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/big.js/-/big.js-5.2.2.tgz#65f0af382f578bcdc742bd9c281e9cb2d7768328"
@@ -295,6 +305,13 @@ crc@^3.4.4:
   dependencies:
     buffer "^5.1.0"
 
+debug@4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-4.1.0.tgz#373687bffa678b38b1cd91f861b63850035ddc87"
+  integrity sha512-heNPJUJIqC+xB6ayLAMHaIrmN9HKa7aQO8MGqKpvCA+uJYVcvR6l5kgdrhRuwPFHU7P5/A1w0BjByPHwpfTDKg==
+  dependencies:
+    ms "^2.1.1"
+
 debug@^3.1.1:
   version "3.2.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.2.6.tgz#e83d17de16d8a7efb7717edbe5fb10135eee629b"
@@ -309,6 +326,11 @@ debug@^4.1.1:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.1.2"
 
+deep-is@^0.1.3:
+  version "0.1.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-is/-/deep-is-0.1.3.tgz#b369d6fb5dbc13eecf524f91b070feedc357cf34"
+  integrity sha1-s2nW+128E+7PUk+RsHD+7cNXzzQ=
+
 dir-glob@^3.0.1:
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dir-glob/-/dir-glob-3.0.1.tgz#56dbf73d992a4a93ba1584f4534063fd2e41717f"
@@ -438,6 +460,11 @@ graceful-fs@^4.1.2, graceful-fs@^4.1.6, graceful-fs@^4.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.4.tgz#2256bde14d3632958c465ebc96dc467ca07a29fb"
   integrity sha512-WjKPNJF79dtJAVniUlGGWHYGz2jWxT6VhN/4m1NdkbZ2nOsEF+cI1Edgql5zCRhs/VsQYRvrXctxktVXZUkixw==
 
+ieee754@^1.1.4:
+  version "1.1.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.1.13.tgz#ec168558e95aa181fd87d37f55c32bbcb6708b84"
+  integrity sha512-4vf7I2LYV/HaWerSo3XmlMkp5eZ83i+/CDluXi/IGTs/O1sejBNhTtnxzmRZfvOUqj7lZjqHkeTvpgSFDlWZTg==
+  
 has-flag@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/has-flag/-/has-flag-3.0.0.tgz#b5d454dc2199ae225699f3467e5a07f3b955bafd"
@@ -466,6 +493,11 @@ inherits@2.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.3.tgz#633c2c83e3da42a502f52466022480f4208261de"
   integrity sha1-Yzwsg+PaQqUC9SRmAiSA9CCCYd4=
 
+ip-regex@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ip-regex/-/ip-regex-2.1.0.tgz#fa78bf5d2e6913c911ce9f819ee5146bb6d844e9"
+  integrity sha1-+ni/XS5pE8kRzp+BnuUUa7bYROk=
+
 is-extglob@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-2.1.1.tgz#a88c02535791f02ed37c76a1b9ea9773c833f8c2"
@@ -483,6 +515,20 @@ is-number@^7.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-number/-/is-number-7.0.0.tgz#7535345b896734d5f80c4d06c50955527a14f12b"
   integrity sha512-41Cifkg6e8TylSpdtTpeLVMqvSBEVzTttHvERD741+pnZ8ANv0004MRL43QKPDlK9cGvNp6NZWZUBlbGXYxxng==
 
+is-url@^1.2.2:
+  version "1.2.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-url/-/is-url-1.2.4.tgz#04a4df46d28c4cff3d73d01ff06abeb318a1aa52"
+  integrity sha512-ITvGim8FhRiYe4IQ5uHSkj7pVaPDrCTkNd3yq3cV7iZAcJdHTUMPMEHcqSOy9xZ9qFenQCvi+2wjH9a1nXqHww==
+
+is2@2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is2/-/is2-2.0.1.tgz#8ac355644840921ce435d94f05d3a94634d3481a"
+  integrity sha512-+WaJvnaA7aJySz2q/8sLjMb2Mw14KTplHmSwcSpZ/fWJPkUmqw3YTzSWbPJ7OAwRvdYTWF2Wg+yYJ1AdP5Z8CA==
+  dependencies:
+    deep-is "^0.1.3"
+    ip-regex "^2.1.0"
+    is-url "^1.2.2"
+
 isarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz#bb935d48582cba168c06834957a54a3e07124f11"
@@ -822,6 +868,14 @@ tar@^6.0.5:
     mkdirp "^1.0.3"
     yallist "^4.0.0"
 
+tcp-port-used@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tcp-port-used/-/tcp-port-used-1.0.1.tgz#46061078e2d38c73979a2c2c12b5a674e6689d70"
+  integrity sha512-rwi5xJeU6utXoEIiMvVBMc9eJ2/ofzB+7nLOdnZuFTmNCLqRiQh2sMG9MqCxHU/69VC/Fwp5dV9306Qd54ll1Q==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "4.1.0"
+    is2 "2.0.1"
+
 to-regex-range@^5.0.1:
   version "5.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz#1648c44aae7c8d988a326018ed72f5b4dd0392e4"