diff --git a/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml b/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
index 835697e..b9b8997 100644
--- a/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml
@@ -224,9 +224,28 @@
   delegate_to: localhost
   ignore_errors: true
 
-- name: Skip SSH test for now and proceed
+- name: Check SSH configuration and keys
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    echo "=== SSH configuration ==="
+    echo "SSH_AUTH_SOCK: ${SSH_AUTH_SOCK:-not set}"
+    echo "=== SSH keys available ==="
+    ssh-add -l 2>/dev/null || echo "No SSH agent or no keys loaded"
+    echo "=== SSH config ==="
+    ls -la ~/.ssh/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No .ssh directory"
+    echo "=== Test SSH to git.ewnix.net ==="
+    ssh -T git@git.ewnix.net -o ConnectTimeout=10 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no 2>&1 || echo "SSH test completed with exit code $?"
+  register: ssh_debug
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Display SSH debug information
   ansible.builtin.debug:
-    msg: "Skipping SSH test to avoid hanging - will attempt Git operations directly"
+    msg: |
+      SSH Debug Results:
+      {{ ssh_debug.stdout }}
+      
+      SSH Errors:
+      {{ ssh_debug.stderr | default('No SSH errors') }}
 
 - name: Create inventory directory
   ansible.builtin.file: