diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 55c9a3e..1e9d55c 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
-          node -v
-          podman --version
+          ls -l /run/user/999/podman || true
+          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
           podman info --log-level=error >/dev/null
           podman ps >/dev/null
-          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
+          node -v
+          podman --version
 
       - name: Network/DNS sanity from job container
         run: |
@@ -146,11 +147,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
-          node -v
-          podman --version
+          ls -l /run/user/999/podman || true
+          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
           podman info --log-level=error >/dev/null
           podman ps >/dev/null
-          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
+          node -v
+          podman --version
 
       - name: Verify pinned digests provided
         run: |
@@ -207,11 +209,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
-          node -v
-          podman --version
+          ls -l /run/user/999/podman || true
+          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
           podman info --log-level=error >/dev/null
           podman ps >/dev/null
-          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
+          node -v
+          podman --version
 
       - name: Setup ephemeral PiP container
         env:
@@ -277,11 +280,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
-          node -v
-          podman --version
+          ls -l /run/user/999/podman || true
+          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
           podman info --log-level=error >/dev/null
           podman ps >/dev/null
-          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
+          node -v
+          podman --version
 
       - name: Setup ephemeral PiP container
         env:
@@ -348,11 +352,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: |
-          node -v
-          podman --version
+          ls -l /run/user/999/podman || true
+          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
           podman info --log-level=error >/dev/null
           podman ps >/dev/null
-          test -S /run/user/999/podman/podman.sock
+          node -v
+          podman --version
 
       # Your prod-pod.yml uses ${REGISTRY_HOST}, but the workflow defines REGISTRY.
       # Export a one-off alias so templating resolves.