diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index d985255..aa25f06 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ jobs:
           dotnet tool install --global dotnet-sonarscanner
           echo "$HOME/.dotnet/tools" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
+      - name: Debug token sanity check
+        run: |
+          curl -s -w "\nHTTP %{http_code}\n" \
+            -u "${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}:" \
+            "${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}/api/plugins/installed" | head -5
+          echo "---"
+          curl -s -w "\nHTTP %{http_code}\n" \
+            -u "${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}:" \
+            "${{ secrets.SONAR_HOST_URL }}/api/authentication/validate"
+          
       - name: SonarScanner Begin
         run: |
           dotnet sonarscanner begin \