diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/yamllint.yml b/.gitea/workflows/yamllint.yml
index 6c9514c..f5a516b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/yamllint.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/yamllint.yml
@@ -47,5 +47,9 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-keyscan -H 213.95.90.157 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
+      - name: Test SSH connection
+        run: |
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=yes root@213.95.90.157 'echo SSH OK'
+
       - name: Run Ansible deployment
         run: ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory.yaml site.yaml