diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/duuni.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/duuni.yaml
index 85ac94f..ca80b23 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/duuni.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/duuni.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ jobs:
           echo -e "${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_foobar
           echo -e "${{ vars.SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_foobar.pub
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/*
+      - name: Test SSH connection
+        run: |
+          echo -e 'Testing SSH by connecting to ${{ vars.SSH_USER }}@${{ vars.SSH_HOST }}...'
+          ssh -v ${{ vars.SSH_USER }}@${{ vars.SSH_HOST }} exit 0
+          echo -e 'Established SSH connection!'  
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3         
       - name: Send built pages to server
         run: rsync -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -rclthv --exclude .git --delete-after site/ ${{ vars.SSH_USER }}@${{ vars.SSH_HOST }}:${{ vars.SSH_PATH }}