diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 27a8540e3c..49745f898f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
   download_test_data:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: test pelican wget
+        run: wget https://dtn2304.jlab.org:8443/jlab-osdf-ro/clas12/test
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
         id: cache
         with: