diff --git a/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml b/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c465e171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.woodpecker/check-dns-nixos.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+skip_clone: true
+when:
+  - event: manual
+  - event: pull_request
+  - event: push
+    branch: main
+
+steps:
+  - name: check-dns-nixos
+    image: nixos/nix
+    commands:
+      - ping -v github.com
+      - nix-shell -p dig --run 'dig +trace github.com'
+      - nix-shell -p git --run 'git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git'
diff --git a/.woodpecker/check-dns.yaml b/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
similarity index 77%
rename from .woodpecker/check-dns.yaml
rename to .woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
index 86940c23..84f7a75b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/check-dns.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/check-dns-ubuntu.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ when:
     branch: main
 
 steps:
-  - name: check-dns
+  - name: check-dns-ubuntu
     image: ubuntu
     commands:
-      - ping -v github.com
       - git clone -v https://git.fediversity.eu/kiara/Fediversity.git
-      - sudo apt-get install dnsutils
+      - sudo apt-get install iputils-ping dnsutils
+      - ping -v github.com
       - dig +trace github.com