diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index a8ede43..cd3cbfc 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify podman socket
         run: |
           echo "DOCKER_HOST=$DOCKER_HOST"
-          test -S /tmp/podman/podman.sock || { echo "missing /tmp/podman/podman.sock"; exit 1; }
+          sock="${DOCKER_HOST#unix://}"
+          test -S "$sock" || { echo "missing $sock"; ls -l "$(dirname "$sock")"; exit 1; }
           mkdir -p "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-/tmp/.config}/containers"
           # Prefer explicit remote; fallback to podman-remote if that's what's installed
           (podman --remote info || podman-remote info) | sed -n '1,80p'