diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
index fc942172..1e66bd19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-tests.yml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'Armbian' && env.PROCEED == 'true' }}
         run: |
 
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@${{ matrix.ip }} "apt -y -qq install neofetch"
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@${{ matrix.ip }} "dpkg --configure -a; apt -y -qq install neofetch; apt -y autoremove"
           ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@${{ matrix.ip }} "neofetch"
 
       - name: Dmesg