diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 2a26972..bf8a100 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "GITEA_TOKEN is EMPTY"
             exit 1
-          fi
\ No newline at end of file
+          fi
+
+      - name: Test Git authentication
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          git -c http.extraheader="Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
+            ls-remote https://git.***-harat.com/OWNER/REPO.git