diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/01_deploy_VM.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/01_deploy_VM.yaml
index a295d31..ee3fff2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/01_deploy_VM.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/01_deploy_VM.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
+    - name: Checkout Gitea repository
+      uses: gitea/checkout@v3
+
     - name: List files for debugging
       run: ls -l ./scripts