diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4eb47c7..26db2f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.kube
           echo "${KUBECONFIG_B64}" | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
-          kubectl cluster-info
+          kubectl get pipelineruns -n api --no-headers | head -1 || echo 'No PipelineRuns yet'
+          echo '✓ kubeconfig works'
         env:
           KUBECONFIG_B64: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG_B64 }}