diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index dfa81f8..acc109d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           credentials_json: ${{ secrets.GCP_SA_KEY }}
 
+      - name: SSH into the VM and list the directory
+        env:
+            CI: false
+        run: |
+          gcloud compute ssh ${{ secrets.GCP_INSTANCE_NAME}} --zone=${{ secrets.GCP_ZONE }} --command '
+          ls -l 
+          '
+
       - name: SSH into the VM and List Repository Directory
         run: |
           REPO_PATH=~