diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml b/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
index 0104378..0535241 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ jobs:
           kubectl apply -f kubernetes/homepage/
           kubectl rollout restart deployment/homepage -n homepage
 
+      - name: test failure notification
+        run: |
+          exit 1
+
   notify-on-failure:
     runs-on: home-server
     needs: update-infrastructure