diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index c7ef579..e5f05dc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           shasum -a 256 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-
+          ping gitea
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 3. Trust the Gitea host key (port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------