diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index 52b0285..34b8ebd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           shasum -a 256 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           apt-get update -y
           apt-get install -y iputils-ping
+          ping gitea
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 3. Trust the Gitea host key (port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------