diff --git a/.gitea/actions/kubectl-setup/action.yaml b/.gitea/actions/kubectl-setup/action.yaml
index f6db9d3..af668a5 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/kubectl-setup/action.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/actions/kubectl-setup/action.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ inputs:
   kube_token:
     description: "Kubernetes token"
     required: true
-
+  test_connection:
+    description: "If 'true', a curl is executed to test connection"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -39,4 +42,13 @@ runs:
             token: ${{ inputs.kube_token }}
         EOF
         echo "KUBECONFIG=${GITHUB_TEMP}/.kube/config" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-        curl -ksS -cacert <(echo "${{ inputs.kube_ca_base64 }}" | base64 -d) -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ inputs.kube_token }}" ${{ inputs.kube_server }}/version
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+
+    - name: Test connection
+      if: ${{ inputs.test_connection == 'true' }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo "Testing connection to cluster..."
+        curl -ksS \
+          --cacert <(echo "${{ inputs.kube_ca_base64 }}" | base64 -d) \
+          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ inputs.kube_token }}" \
+          ${{ inputs.kube_server }}/version
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