diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 60fdf43..a1a63cf 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ steps:
       - scripts/setupEnvironment.sh
       - cat /etc/resolv.conf 
       - cat /etc/hosts
+      - ping -c 1 registry.cloud.federationhq.de
       - buildah bud --network host -t "registry.cloud.federationhq.de/netcat:latest-amd64"  --arch amd64 .
       - buildah push --all registry.cloud.federationhq.de/netcat:latest-amd64
 ---
diff --git a/Containerfile b/Containerfile
index 24cdbc0..3c45140 100644
--- a/Containerfile
+++ b/Containerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-RUN apk --no-cache add netcat-openbsd
+RUN apk --no-cache add netcat-openbsd iputils-ping
 
 # add a user for running netcat in the container
 RUN addgroup netcat && adduser -u 8888 -D -G netcat netcat