diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index dcbe81143..691440ace 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@ steps:
         path: /dieselcli
     commands:
       - cargo build
-      - ls -la target/debug/lemmy_server
 
   - name: run federation tests
     image: node:15-alpine3.12
     user: root
     commands:
-      - ls -la target/debug/lemmy_server
       - apk add bash curl
       - cd api_tests/
       - sh prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
diff --git a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
index d8f66a12a..158726df4 100755
--- a/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
+++ b/api_tests/prepare-drone-federation-test.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ export LEMMY_CAPTCHA__ENABLED=false
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 export RUST_LOG=debug
 
+pwd
+ls -la
+ls -la ..
+
 echo "start alpha"
 LEMMY_HOSTNAME=lemmy-alpha:8541 \
   LEMMY_PORT=8541 \