diff --git a/.github/workflows/image.yaml b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
index ed54505de..5e495b85b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ jobs:
           registry: quay.io
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_ROBOT_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Run basic sanity checks/tests on the new image before pushing
+        run: |
+            echo 'check if accelerate is installed and in the PATH'
+            IMAGE_NAME=${{ vars.QUAY_REPOSITORY }}fms-hf-tuning:main-nvcr-latest
+            docker run --rm -it --entrypoint which "$IMAGE_NAME" accelerate
+            echo 'checks done'
       - name: Push docker image for every commit to Quay.io as dev images
         run: |
             docker push ${{ vars.QUAY_REPOSITORY }}fms-hf-tuning:main-nvcr-latest