diff --git a/deploy-static-site/action.yaml b/deploy-static-site/action.yaml
index 6caad69..fbb0d56 100644
--- a/deploy-static-site/action.yaml
+++ b/deploy-static-site/action.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Deploy Nomad job
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        echo "NOMAD_ADDR=${NOMAD_ADDR}"
+        curl -sf --max-time 5 "${NOMAD_ADDR}/v1/status/leader" || echo "Nomad unreachable"
         nix eval --raw --impure \
           --expr "import \"${{ github.action_path }}/nomad-job.nix\"" \
           | nomad job run -json -