diff --git a/config/hosts/yate/service.nix b/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
index 9e4b98b..7befcb0 100644
--- a/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
+++ b/config/hosts/yate/service.nix
@@ -34,13 +34,18 @@
     wantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
     requiredBy = [ "network.target" ]; 
     preStart = "echo \"\n\" >> /run/secrets/git_clone_key
+                sleep 1
+                SSH_SUCCESS=1
+                ${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -q -i /run/secrets/git_clone_key forgejo@git.hamburg.ccc.de || SSH_SUCCESS=0
+                if [ $SSH_SUCCESS = 1 ]; then
                 rm -rf /var/lib/yate/*
                 rm -rf /var/lib/yate/.*
                 ${pkgs.git}/bin/git init /var/lib/yate
                 ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate config --add safe.directory \"/var/lib/yate\"
                 ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate remote add origin forgejo@git.hamburg.ccc.de:echtnurich/yate-config.git
                 env GIT_SSH_COMMAND=\"${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -i /run/secrets/git_clone_key\"  ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate fetch --all
-                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate checkout --track -f origin/master";
+                ${pkgs.git}/bin/git -C /var/lib/yate checkout --track -f origin/master
+                fi";
 
     # ...
   };