diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index 8943e8d..52b0285 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
           chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           shasum -a 256 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          apt install ping
-          ping gitea
+          apt-get update -y
+          apt-get install -y iputils-ping
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 3. Trust the Gitea host key (port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------