diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a58e8078dfa969d60ba1a4760d6b5d275fb9d01e..43d603dad5619cac98300e9be75a8a16470b3a20 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ publish_guide:
   stage: publish
   image: kroniak/ssh-client
   before_script:
+    - apk update
     - apk add rsync
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ publish_guide:
     - ssh-keyscan -H "$PUBLISH_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   script:
+    - 'ssh $PUBLISH_USER@$PUBLISH_HOST rsync --version'
     - 'rsync -av angelguide_*.pdf $PUBLISH_USER@$PUBLISH_HOST:$PUBLISH_PATH'
 #  rules:
 #    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'