diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index e90b4474a..1e460cc7e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ deploy_app() {
   local GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH=${GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH:="master"}
   local TMP=${CUSTOM_TMP:=$(mktemp -d "/tmp/dokku.me.XXXXX")}
 
+  ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no dokku@dokku.me version
+
   rmdir "$TMP" && cp -r "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}/../../tests/apps/$APP_TYPE" "$TMP"
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2086