diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-k8s.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-k8s.yaml
index d0b2f66b..b3f0c14b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-to-k8s.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-to-k8s.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
         sudo ip address add dev wg1 ${{ secrets.WIREGUARD_OVERLAY_NETWORK_IP }} peer ${{ secrets.SSH_TARGET_IP }}
         sudo wg set wg1 listen-port 48123 private-key privatekey peer ${{ secrets.WIREGUARD_PEER_PUBLIC_KEY }} allowed-ips 0.0.0.0/0 endpoint ${{ secrets.WIREGUARD_ENDPOINT }}
         sudo ip link set up dev wg1
+        
+        # Ensure we can contact the target
+        ping ${{ secrets.SSH_TARGET_IP }} -w 4 || exit 1
 
     - name: Deploy Helm Chart
       run: |