diff --git a/.github/workflows/mpirun_workaround.sh b/.github/workflows/mpirun_workaround.sh
index c67bf49ae4..cae5a9e791 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/mpirun_workaround.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/mpirun_workaround.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 # This script provides a workaround by putting the called sub-command into
 # a script in a temporary file.
 
+mpiexec -n 1 ls --all \
+    && echo "MPIRUN WORKING AGAIN, PLEASE REMOVE WORKAROUND" >&2 \
+    && exit 1 \
+    || true
+
 mpirun_args=()
 
 script_file="$(mktemp)"