diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 743b619f..605974f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y iproute2 protobuf-compiler
           echo "Installing iproute2..."
-          apt-get update && apt-get install -y iproute2
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y iproute2 iputils-ping
           ip a
           echo "Enabling loopback interface explicitly..."
           ip link set lo up
           echo "Result"
           ip a
+          ping -c 1 127.0.0.1
           echo "Running tests..."
           cargo test