diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
index e66a5e8..c4a5773 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,10 @@ jobs:
         run: ip a
       - name: show ip route
         run: ip route
+      - name: adding an ipv6 address to the runner
+        run: |
+          ip addr add fd00:1234:5678:90ab:cdef:1234:5678:90ab/64 dev eth0
+      - name: adding default route
+        run: ip -6 route add default dev eth0 metric 100
       - name: Test IPv6 connectivity
         run: ping6 -c 3 google.com || echo "IPv6 not working on runner"
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